Month: January 2022

Culture-The distinctive patterns of ideas, beliefs, and norms which characterize the way of life and relations of a society or group within a society Gender Analysis- The systematic gathering and examination of information on gender differences and social relations in Read More …

The concept of poverty is plagued by a conceptual complexity that can be best described as a series of fault lines. These are: Individual or household measures- Early measurement of poverty (e.g. by Rowntree) was at the household level, and Read More …

Before the industrial revolution population growth was held in check by high mortality rates, which were accompanying high birth rates. The source of high mortality rates in a classical Malthusian perspective could have been the limitation in the amount of Read More …

Cooperatives are voluntary organizations that are democratically controlled by members. Cooperatives are also patronized and controlled by their owners and hence the term “owner user” and ‘owner controller’. The concept of cooperatives has sometimes been misunderstood to the extent that Read More …

Regional integration refers to the process by which states within a particular region increase their level of interaction with regard to economic, security, political, and also social and cultural issues. Regional integration arrangements are mainly the outcome of necessity felt Read More …

National development strategies over the last few years have identified strategic management as a new pattern of governance and policy making. Being strategic entails developing an underlying vision through consensual, effective and iterative process; and going on to set objectives, Read More …