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| The Uncertain Fate of Nations |
| Subject:Economics |
Issue No:V5 N2 |
| Our world of more than six billion people, almost 200 states and many thousands of nations and ethnic groups is becoming increasingly diverse. International co-operation on critical issues has assumed utmost urgency, but even the existing mechanisms for inter-governmental exchanges face severe challenges to their existence. The role of the state and the nature of governance need to be reinterprete |
| Author:Mihaly Simai |
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| A Quest For Change |
| Subject:Economics |
Issue No:V5 N2 |
| This historical overview of the ideological travails focuses on the process of transforming Iran’s Shi’ite Islamic Republic into an Islamic Democratic Republic. The challenge of arriving at a synergy between the ethical and moral codes of Islam, with the modern institutions of democracy has not been easy. The stunning victory of Khatami in June 2001, with over 76 per cent votes and an endorsement |
| Author:RAMIN JAHANBEGLOO |
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| Economic Maturity Beyond Capitalism |
| Subject:Economics |
Issue No:V5 N2 |
| To assure continuity and its contribution to human welfare in the rapidly changing socio-politico-techno-economic environment, capitalism must raise its own level of consciousness. It must loosen the straitjacket of capriciousness and provide the survival kit for a mature and humane future for the good of all. |
| Author:Terry Mollner |
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| The Myth Of Gender Equity |
| Subject:Economics |
Issue No:V5 N2 |
| Despite having made advances on many fronts, women are largely either absent or barely visible in the political space. The reasons for this lag are complex but the immediate remedy is reservation of seats for women in parliaments and legislatures, particularly in India. |
| Author:N S KOTVI |
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| Democracy, Globalisation And War |
| Subject:Economics |
Issue No:V5 N2 |
| The western dream of an end to war following the fall of the Soviet Union, as well as the prescription of western style democracy for its fulfilment are both untenable. In reality the basic premise of unfettered competition contains within it the seeds of great conflict. |
| Author:Prem Shankar Jha |
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| Information: The Great Leveller |
| Subject:Economics |
Issue No:V5 N2 |
| The multiple causes of poverty and inequality, like lack of adequate food, shelter, health care, education and geography, climate and culture have been examined from many disciplines but here they form the integral base of a forward-looking perspective of hope for all. The international forces that are making economic development processes more complex and destructive are highlighted and a fresh a |
| Author:HAZEL HENDERSON |
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| NO POLITICAL SYSTEM GUARANTEES ECONOMIC GROWTH |
| Subject:Economics |
Issue No:V5 N2 |
| Over the last fifty years political systems whether of ‘good dictatorship’ or ‘multiparty parliamentary democracy’ have proved to be too complex to be contained in a simple perspective. The pace of economic development and its relationship with the political system is explored as also the crucial role played by factors of geography, history, social and cultural dynamics. Globalisation can only be |
| Author:GILBERT ETIENNE |
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