About the Book
This book examines various facets of the development process such as
aid, poverty, caste networks, corruption, and judicial activism. It
explores the efficiency of and distributional issues related to
agriculture, and the roles of macro models and financial markets, with a
special emphasis on bubbles, liquidity traps and experimental markets.
The importance of finite changes in trade and development, as well as
that of information technology and issues related to energy and
ecosystems, including sustainability and vulnerability, are analyzed.
The
book presents papers that were commissioned for the Silver Jubilee
celebrations at the Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research
(IGIDR). The individual contributions address related development
problems, ensuring a homogeneous reading experience and providing a
thorough synthesis and understanding of the authors' research areas. The
reader will be introduced to various aspects of development thought by
leading and contemporary researchers. As such, the book represents an
important addition to the literature on economic thought by leading
scholars, and will be of great value to graduate students and
researchers in the fields of development studies, political economy and
economics in general.
Contents
Part I The Indian Narrative1. Interplay Between Individual and Shared Identities of Women Entrepreneurs in Manipur / Bisoya Loitongbam and Priyatam Anurag
2. The Complex Hues of Entrepreneurial Identity Amongst Women Owning Accounting Firms / Sujana Adapa and Alison Sheridan
3. Intrinsic Rewards of the Transition from Home-Maker to Entrepreneur / P. Meenakshi
4. Do Women Turn to Entrepreneurship to Maintain a Better WorkLife Balance? / R. Bala Subramanian and Sachin Kumar
5. Entrepreneurship Among Rural Indian Women: Empowerment Through Enterprise / Ambika Prasad
6. Leadership Style of Indian Women in the Context of the GLOBE Cultural Framework / Louise Kelly
Part II The Diaspora Narrative7. Understanding the Gendered Identity Role of Skilled Female Entrepreneurs Amongst the Indian Diaspora in Europe / Neha Chatwani
8. The Gender, Racio-Ethnic and Professional Work Identity of an Indian Woman Entrepreneur in South Africa / Nasima Mohamed Hoosen Carrim
Part III Case Studies9. Case Study 1: Entrepreneurship as a Vehicle to Prove My Worth / Prathibha Sastry
10. Case Study 2: How Working in a Collective Boosts Self-Esteem and Choice-Making Propensity in Women / Simran Anand
11. Case Study 3: It's My Business: Personal Evolution and Assertion of Identity / Sonavi Desai
About the Author / Editor
Payal Kumar is an independent scholar with rich experience in senior
leadership positions in both higher education and the corporate sector.
As Registrar and Professor at a North Indian University, she launched
the university publication and research division. Previous to this she
was Vice President of Editorial and Production at SAGE Publications
India Private Ltd. As an academician, she has published widely and is an
Editorial Board Member of several reputed journals.
