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Original Article
Open Access
Estimation of Commodity Group Expenditure Elasticities for the Indian Economy
S. Limbagoud
· pp. 4–10
DOI: 10.17010/aijer/2012/v1i4/54531
Elasticity is a number that tells us the percentage change that occurs in one variable in response to a one per cent increase in another variable, and hence, we need some accurate method of comparing elasticities of consumption expenditure for …
Keywords:
Elasticity, Elasticities, Elasticity of Demand, Expenditure Elasticity, Expenditure, Food Consumption
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Original Article
Open Access
BRICS Countries: The Future 5 Nation Superpower
David Sell Dawson, S. Anthony Raj, K. Karthikeyan
· pp. 11–24
DOI: 10.17010/aijer/2012/v1i4/54532
The world order is currently changing where we see the development of new countries forming together. One of the new developing associations that the world is currently seeing is the formation of the BRICS countries namely Brazil, Russia, India, China …
Keywords:
BRICS, Five-Nation Superpower, Future, Superpowers 020
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Original Article
Open Access
Higher Education in India: Challenges and Prospects
G. Rajalakshmy
· pp. 25–32
DOI: 10.17010/aijer/2012/v1i4/54534
The research paper 'Higher Education in India : Challenges and Prospects' endeavors to probe into the problems of higher education in India in the context of globalization. The paper discusses the various issues which need to be addressed urgently if …
Keywords:
Gross Enrolment Ratio, Higher Education, Private Participation, Quality of Education, University Grant Commission (UGC)
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Original Article
Open Access
SHGs for Women Empowerment with Special Reference to Khowang Block of Dibrugarh, Assam
Satya Ranjan Doley
· pp. 33–41
DOI: 10.17010/aijer/2012/v1i4/54536
The emergence of SHGs has served as a weapon to safeguard the interests of those vulnerable and underprivileged women, which enables them to change their lifestyle, thus mitigating their sufferings to a considerable extent. The researcher undertook the present study …
Keywords:
Empowerment of Women, Self Help Groups, SHGs, Khowang, Assam, women, Entrepreneurship