Globalisation and emerging India/ edited by Talluru Sreenivas

'Globalisation and Emerging India' presents a host of themes relevant for understanding the Indian experience in the period of economic reforms, when the country is fast becoming an integral part of globalisation with international best practices and standard patterns being adopted in a phased manner. Influence of globalisation in Emerging India is examined with reference to a wide range of specific topics broadly grouped under three themes: (a) Globalisation, (b) Gender Disparities, and (c) Information Technology. A critical look at the progress in recent years, lessons learnt, issues for which solutions are yet to be found, and directions for the future are all spelt out on each topic based on the research endeavours of contributors.

Some of the specific topics covered are: (a) Globalisation: role of bureaucracy, external debt, foreign institutional investors (FIIs) portfolio investment trends, poverty, trends in legal arena, and service quality; (b) Gender Disparities: widening gender gap, empowerment of women, gender needs, role of women, women entrepreneurship, and freedom for women; and (c) Information Technology: career options in IT enabled services, business process outsourcing opportunities, IT applications in education and health, e-governance, and knowledge management.

The publication is of great value to all those involved or interested in the themes covered above. Policy makers, administrators, researchers and academics will find it particularly enlightening. Directions shown for action-oriented programmes, and for pursuing further research at micro level, through specific case studies is an added attraction. The findings and suggestions of the contributors form an invaluable contribution to the literature on the subject.