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Social science research in India and the world / edited by R.K. Mishra, Jayasree Raveendran and K.N. Jehangir.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New Delhi : Routledge, 2015Description: xxvi, 217 pages ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781138898455 (hbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 23 300.72 SOC 008803
Contents:
Cover ; Title Page ; Copyright Page ; Table of Contents ; List of tables ; List of figures ; Preface ; Introduction ; 1. Indian and International Social Science Research: Trends, Issues and Initiatives in Performance Orientation. 2. Social Science in Switzerland: State of the Art and Perspectives 3. The Social Science Research in Thailand: Development, Constraints and Challenges; 4. Social Science Research in Vietnam: Strategies, Issues and Prospects ; 5. Statistics and Public Administration ; 6. Social Science Research in India: Some Methodological Issues. 7. Population and Development Challenges in Bangladesh 8. Connect Social Science Research to Public Policy: A Case of Thailand's Local Initiatives 2003; Notes on contributors ; About the editors.
Summary: A unique and comprehensive study on social science research, this book highlights the status, issues, roadblocks and challenges of the field in India and certain select nations of the world. It conducts key cross-comparisons with existing literature in the area, and discusses aid policies and decisions, funding dynamics and quality of research as well as assessment systems in social science research.
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Book Book Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Chennai 300.72 SOC 008803 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 008803

Includes bibliographical references.

Cover ; Title Page ; Copyright Page ; Table of Contents ; List of tables ; List of figures ; Preface ; Introduction ; 1. Indian and International Social Science Research: Trends, Issues and Initiatives in Performance Orientation. 2. Social Science in Switzerland: State of the Art and Perspectives 3. The Social Science Research in Thailand: Development, Constraints and Challenges; 4. Social Science Research in Vietnam: Strategies, Issues and Prospects ; 5. Statistics and Public Administration ; 6. Social Science Research in India: Some Methodological Issues. 7. Population and Development Challenges in Bangladesh 8. Connect Social Science Research to Public Policy: A Case of Thailand's Local Initiatives 2003; Notes on contributors ; About the editors.


A unique and comprehensive study on social science research, this book highlights the status, issues, roadblocks and challenges of the field in India and certain select nations of the world. It conducts key cross-comparisons with existing literature in the area, and discusses aid policies and decisions, funding dynamics and quality of research as well as assessment systems in social science research.

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