Industrial sector plays a vital role in the development of Indian economy because they can solve the problems of general poverty, unemployment, backwardness, low production, low productivity and low standard of living etc. The Indian Government had undertaken policy reforms since 1980, but the most radical reforms have occurred since 1991, after the severe economic crisis in fiscal year 1990-91...

Workers in the Indian informal sector are engaged with different occupations. These occupations involve varied work related hazards. These occupational hazards are a consequent risk to health. The study aimed to determine occupational health scenario in the Indian Informal sector. One thousand eleven hundred twenty two workers from five different occupations namely weaving (handloom and power l...

In the recent past the impact of structural adjustment in the Indian health care sector has been felt in the reduction in central grants to States for public health and disease control programmes. This falling share of central grants has had a more pronounced impact on the poorer states, which have found it more difficult to raise local resources to compensate for this loss of revenue. With the...

Union strategy and structure in a decentralised environment: An exploratory study of the Community and Public Sector Union Michael O’Donnell, John O’Brien* and Anne Junor* Australian National University and The University of New South Wales* The paper examines the strategic and organisational responses of the union covering Australian Public Service (APS) employees, the Community and Public sec...

F rom independence and till the early 1990s, the Indian economy was characterised by a command and control regime, whereby the state essentially shaped the investment decisions of the private sector and the public sector occupied the 'commanding heights' of the economy. Most commentators are of the view that such a dirigiste regime led to a collusive and rent-seeking relationship between the st...

The Indian pharmaceutical sector a key sciencebased industry has come a long way, from nominal and costly presence before 1970 to a prominent provider of pharmaceutical products, meeting more than 90 percent of the country’s pharmaceutical needs. Thanks to the thoughtful patent policy adopted by the government in 1970, among other things. Indian pharmaceutical industry is one of the high perfor...

For banks and financial institutions, credit risk had been an essential factor that needed to be managed well. Credit risk was the possibility that a borrower of counter party would fail to meet its obligations in accordance with agreed terms. Credit risk; therefore arise from the bank’s dealings with or lending to corporate, individuals, and other banks or financial institutions.  Credit risk...