Here is one good read for those who fear money muscles will edge out their enterprise , read : A mini case study by professor Donald N. Sull and co-authors on...
... Thanks for the link Ashish. I think that this is a wonderful article and it provides many good insights. This one is my favourite. The companies according...
Selling Handicrafts Selling Handicrafts to a world-wide audience presents a good avenue to increase the incomes in developing countries. Recent developments in...
Agriculture and Development -- Part 2 This weblog entry is in response to the comments on Rajesh Jain's weblog entry called Agriculture and Development ...
'One village one product' The Daily star of Bangladesh reports <http://www.thedailystar.net/2004/02/09/d40209050255.htm> of an interesting experiment of...
The Population-Poverty Trap The causal connection between population and poverty is widely researched and understood by many economists and demographers for...
Keya Sarkar writes about the "partnership" model being developed by a host of private banks to increase the delivery of Micro-credit. I have posted previously...
[Article published in Express-Computer - http://www.express-computer.com/20040301/indiacomputes03.shtml] Why take the RISC? Because, say its promoters, rural...
Destroying the Country from Within This is a rant. Displaying equanimity in the face of adversity is an admirable quality. I am afraid that there are times...
India's Shining New Clothes Of course India is shining. Just ask the guy who is raking in the stuff from his BPO company. Or ask the those who are buying all...
Thanks Suhit...that was quite an eye-opener!!! and truly emphasizes the mammoth task all us Indians have towards ameliorating the the socio-economic status of...
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=53257 Credit, SHGs And Women: The AP Way PANT JOSHI A silent revolution is sweeping through Andhra...
A SET OF HARD PROBLEMS The theory of computation studies a class of problems called 'NP Complete.' These are problems that are considered computationally hard...
Forgive me of being cynical here...but to me one of the most glaring shortcoming of such ventures (particularly in rural areas that are mainly subsistance...
I do agree with Bharat's point of view but not completetly. Tarahaat and Gyandoot are specific or have a smaller service bouquet. RISC encompasses a holistic ...
hi all, here is my understanding about risc, and a small note abt how it can be done... Requirements of a risc centre, 1. power 2. computers/communication...
Bharat: You have raised some important questions, I do not agree with your answers. Yes, the rural populace is not educated but they are "savvy". If you have...
Sankar: Let me first appreciate the time you have taken to understand the concept and spell out the various requirements. I will try to comment on all your...
A Set of Hard Problems -- Part 2 / An attitude to life which seeks fulfillment in the single-minded pursuit of wealth --in short, materialism-- does not fit...
Rural Tourist - Tourism or Necessity The Times of India article <http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/557880.cms> provides data from the country's...
What I Believe It is easy to defend the view that resource scarcity is a crucial causal factor in most conflicts. And since scarcity of resources increases...
Shifting Focus from Bharat to India Thomas Friedman is a one-man factory churning out outsourcing stories by the dozens. He asks and answers the question below...
Sankar: Thanks for the link. This is a highly successful model for the self-help groups. I think this may be the start of a small sourcing and selling model in...
Abolishing Natural Laws Like a bad penny, articles on BPO and its backlash keeps turning up again and again. The best I have seen so far was a New York Times ...