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Political Dynamics in Bihar: Electoral Competition and Representation
Read more: Political Dynamics in Bihar: Electoral Competition and RepresentationReproduced from Economic and Political Weekly Issue Vol – L No. 39, September 26, 2015 with the authors’ permission. The authors Yugank Goyal and Arun Kumar Kaushik teach at OP Jindal Global University, Sonipat. They can be reached at ygoyal@jgu.edu.in and akkaushik@jgu.edu.in respectively. Abstract: Upcoming Assembly Elections in Bihar are expected to be unprecedented on…
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China 2015: Resetting the Asian Growth Story?
Read more: China 2015: Resetting the Asian Growth Story?Regional multilateral forums are giving China a solid platform to assert its rising strength. Years of stellar economic performance has allowed Beijing to exert quite the influence in the Asia-Pacific region through these forums. Initiatives of development bank, regional security grouping, trade deals and economic strategies are announced and underlined in these forums. But as…
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The Great Recession and its Impact on Africa: Focus on Ghana and South Africa
Read more: The Great Recession and its Impact on Africa: Focus on Ghana and South AfricaAbstract The world observed the deadliest financial crisis since the great depression of the 1930s in 2008. The signs of a financial crisis started becoming visible in the mid-2007 and early 2008 by the demise of stock markets, the failures of big financial institutions in the United States and parts of Europe. Given that banks…
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Nigeria’s Economy Amidst the 2007 Financial Crisis
Read more: Nigeria’s Economy Amidst the 2007 Financial CrisisThis essay assesses the impact of the 2007 global financial crisis on Nigeria by closely analyzing the basic macroeconomic indicators such as inflation, government revenue, imports, exports etc. Through the study, P. Samuel Goweh aims to investigate the direct (financial transmission) and the indirect (transmission through real economy) impact of the crisis on Nigeria as…
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Corporate Governance Practices in Ghana and Kenya: Lessons for other African countries
Read more: Corporate Governance Practices in Ghana and Kenya: Lessons for other African countriesGood corporate governance reduces emerging markets’ vulnerability to financial crises, reinforces property rights, reduces transaction cost and leads to capital market development. P. Samuel Goweh explores the trends being followed in Ghana and Kenya. 1.0 The need for good corporate governance practice in developing countries cannot be over emphasized. Good corporate governance practice contributes…
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Analysing International Business: From an Indian Lens
Read more: Analysing International Business: From an Indian LensOne of the immediate challenges for the Indian economy is to improve the ease of doing business across the country. Morati Kelly Molelekeng feels that the role of the state is of critical importance in combating this challenge, prepare a solution model which points out at the tangible measures including policy initiatives that will help…
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Rethinking Education as an Economic Good: Analysing the Proliferation of Private Universities across India
Read more: Rethinking Education as an Economic Good: Analysing the Proliferation of Private Universities across IndiaPrivately-funded higher education institutions have been materializing across India in the last few years. Anamika Srivastava & Deepanshu Mohan consider how these new universities challenge the traditional value, nature and goals attached to education. They argue that while private investment is necessary to meet increasing demand, new institutions must be careful not to compromise or contradict the larger social…
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