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Decent Work-Life in Business Essential Tool for Sustainable Development

Decent Work-Life in Business Essential Tool for Sustainable Development

Decent Work-Life in Business: Essential Tool for Sustainable Development presents a detailed discussion of the concept of decent work-life and its application in business for sustainable development. It discusses decent work-life culture in a business environment. The book makes a strong case for decent work which not only provides work opportunities but also delivers a fair income fair treatment security at the workplace and social protection for families. With the help of empirical data and statistical indicators it explores themes such as: ILO and decent work agenda opportunities for work and dignity at work social dimensions of globalization and sustainable development poverty reduction through decent work work-life balance and social protection unacceptable work and social dialogue economic and social context of decent work This book will be an indispensable resource for the students scholars and teachers of business management and especially those pursuing a career in human resource management. It will also interest scholars of political economy sociology of work business management human resource management labour studies public policy and social anthropology alongside industry experts. | Decent Work-Life in Business Essential Tool for Sustainable Development

GBP 130.00
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What is Pluralism?

What is Pluralism?

Is pluralism inherent to the human condition? Does it have its origins in the diversity of cultures? Are disagreements among individuals the same as disagreements among societies? Focusing on these critical questions essential to the understanding of modern societies this book traces the origins of pluralism in contemporary political thought and presents new original interpretations of the idea by contemporary philosophers. The chapters in the volume bring clarity into an ongoing fractious debate and reveal the underlying roots and fissures in our understanding of a dynamic and contested idea. Drawing on the works of John Rawls Jürgen Habermas and other major political philosophers they delve into the different strands of the concept their possible real-world political outcomes and popular misconceptions. A key text this volume will be essential reading for scholars and researchers of politics political theory and philosophy and social theory. | What is Pluralism?

GBP 42.99
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Phenomenological Ontology of Breathing The Respiratory Primacy of Being

Phenomenological Ontology of Breathing The Respiratory Primacy of Being

This book studies the phenomenological ontology of breathing. It investigates breathing and air as a question of phenomenological philosophy and looks at phenomenological questions concerning respiratory methodology ontological experience of respiration respiratory spirituality and respiratory embodiment. Drawing on the ideas of Maurice Merleau-Ponty Gaston Bachelard Martin Heidegger Edmund Husserl Luce Irigaray and David Kleinberg-Levin the book argues for the ontological primacy of breathing and develops a new principle of philosophy that the author calls “Silence of Breath Abyss/Yawn of Air”. It asserts that breathing is not a thing- or person-oriented relation but perpetual communication with the immense elemental atmosphere of open and free air. This new phenomenological method of breathing offers readers a chance to begin to wonder rethink re-experience and reimagine all questions of life in an innovative and creative way as aerial and respiratory questions of life. Part of the Routledge Critical Perspectives on Breath and Breathing series the book breaks new ground in phenomenology and phenomenological ontology by offering a decisive and insightful treatment of breath. It will be indispensable for students and researchers of philosophy phenomenology and ontology. It will also be of special interest to Merleau-Ponty scholars as it investigates uncharted dimensions of Merleau-Ponty’s philosophy. | Phenomenological Ontology of Breathing The Respiratory Primacy of Being

GBP 120.00
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Mauritian Hinduism and Globalisation Transformation and Reinvention

Mauritian Hinduism and Globalisation Transformation and Reinvention

This book presents an original and comprehensive overview of the transformation of Mauritian Hinduism against the backdrop of globalisation. It discusses themes such as the cult of Baharia Puja; the cult of “Camp De Masque”; changes in popular cults; temples and associative strategies of social integration; emergence of Hanuman; ritual innovations in politics and religious and political transformation due to globalisation to highlight the link between the reinvention of Hinduism and Mauritian capitalism. The first of its kind this book with its rich ethnographic accounts will be an essential read for scholars and researchers of religion Hinduism social anthropology sociology cultural studies diaspora studies sociology of religion and African studies. | Mauritian Hinduism and Globalisation Transformation and Reinvention

GBP 35.99
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The Virtual Couch COVID-19 through a Psychoanalytic Lens

The Virtual Couch COVID-19 through a Psychoanalytic Lens

This book is one of the first systematic examinations on the looming mental health crisis emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic from a psychoanalytic perspective. Bringing together practising therapists from Asia and Europe this book: analyses themes like anxiety depression sexuality loss and death through clinical vignettes highlights how children adolescents and adults have been responding to the pandemic explores how personal and collective trauma are mourned remembered repeated and worked through studies deep-seated prejudices and fears focuses on how the pandemic has stimulated exceptional manifestations of human solidarity and creativity Comprehensive and practical this book will be an essential guide for mental health professionals counsellors therapists and medical doctors treating psychological trauma. | The Virtual Couch COVID-19 through a Psychoanalytic Lens

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Selling IT The Science of Selling Buying and Deal-Making

Selling IT The Science of Selling Buying and Deal-Making

Information technology (IT) is an essential core of the economy today. Corporations and governments worldwide rely on it to drive their core strategy and develop and execute business models. Amounting to over 3. 7 trillion US dollars of worldwide spending the growing significance of the IT industry in the global economy is now well established. Hence it is crucial to understand the marketplace within which it exists and this book presents a systematic analysis of the processes techniques and methods involved in IT sales and marketing. In Selling IT the book: Integrates a large IT provider’s selling process with the enterprise user’s IT buying process to highlight the nuances of selling marketing and developing IT solutions that create value for customers Discusses various key concepts such as value-based IT selling business case for IT acquisition vendor evaluation and management account and customer relationship management customer segmentation and techniques for customer acquisition and retention Analyses the challenges and opportunities involved in selling digital IT and examines the evolution of jobs and careers based on the changed IT landscape Includes lesson plans case studies and chapter-wise practice questions to support teaching and learning The book boasts a robust theoretical foundation supported by a clear exposition of concepts and management theories. It will be of benefit to professionals using organisation-mandated selling processes. Young executives with a technology background looking for a sales and marketing career in the IT industry can also effectively use this book. It will also be an essential read for scholars and researchers in B2B marketing IT consulting technology sales and digital transformation. | Selling IT The Science of Selling Buying and Deal-Making

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Changing Theory Concepts from the Global South

Changing Theory Concepts from the Global South

This book is an original systematic and radical attempt at decolonizing critical theory. Drawing on linguistic concepts from 16 languages from Asia Africa the Arab world and South America the essays in the volume explore the entailments of words while discussing their conceptual implications for the humanities and the social sciences everywhere. The essays engage in the work of thinking through words to generate a conceptual vocabulary that will allow for a global conversation on social theory which will be necessarily multilingual. With essays by scholars across generations and from a variety of disciplines – history anthropology and philosophy to literature and political theory – this book will be essential reading for scholars researchers and students of critical theory and the social sciences. | Changing Theory Concepts from the Global South

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East India Company and Trade in South India Madras 1746–1803

East India Company and Trade in South India Madras 1746–1803

This book presents the economic history of the English East India Company’s trade as it functioned from Madras (Chennai) during the second half of the 18th century. It traces the role of trade and commerce as followed by the European EICs to achieve their economic ends territorial expansion and control of productive resources. The author portrays the nature contents volume and changing trends of trade and commerce over a decisive period of Indian economic history. The volume discusses the chief constituents of trade in general exports investments imports and private trade and traders of Madras from 1746 to 1803. Rich in archival resources this is an essential resource for administrators students scholars and researchers of colonial history and modern Indian economic history besides British trade history. | East India Company and Trade in South India Madras 1746–1803

GBP 130.00
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Cross Border Mergers and Acquisitions A Comparative Study between India and the USA

Cross Border Mergers and Acquisitions A Comparative Study between India and the USA

This book presents a comparative analysis of cross-border mergers and acquisitions (CBMA) in terms of competitive framework and procedures between India and the United States of America. It discusses themes like statutes regulations rulings legislations and analysis of CBMA; competition law antitrust and demerger; new legal initiatives by India like New Economic Policy (NEP) Goods and Services Tax (GST) demonetisation and amendments in the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA); and the impact of COVID on CBMA to showcase the challenges and opportunities of specific CBMA experience in India in a global framework. This book will be an essential read for scholars and researchers of law corporate law company law international company law corporate governance international relations public policy international trade law economics and for practitioners policymakers and consultants working on the subject. | Cross Border Mergers and Acquisitions A Comparative Study between India and the USA

GBP 130.00
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Moral and Political Discourses in Philosophy of Education

Moral and Political Discourses in Philosophy of Education

This book focuses on moral and political education and critically engages with educational issues from a philosophical perspective. It engages with questions of moral education as well as questions about citizenship education to address apprehensions on learning in a liberal democracy while parallelly invoking issues from within the curriculum the school environment and teacher-student relationship. With contributions from renowned philosophers and educationists this volume discusses themes like civic education and liberal democracy; toleration and freedom; Tagore’s conception of the moral and political self; key issues in moral education; cosmopolitanism compassion care ethics and moral purpose of schooling; to revisit and rethink some foundational questions related to education curriculum and pedagogy. This volume will be essential reading for educationists and educators and will be important for scholars and researchers of philosophy of education education teacher education and school education. | Moral and Political Discourses in Philosophy of Education

GBP 38.99
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Understanding Space Time and Causality Modern Physics and Ancient Indian Traditions

Understanding Space Time and Causality Modern Physics and Ancient Indian Traditions

This book examines issues related to the concepts of space time and causality in the context of modern physics and ancient Indian traditions. It looks at the similarity and convergence of these concepts of modern physics with those discussed in ancient Indian wisdom. The volume brings the methodologies of empiricism and introspection together to highlight the synergy between these two strands. It discusses wide-ranging themes including the quantum vacuum as ultimate reality quantum entanglement and metaphysics of relations identity and individuality and dark energy and anti-matter as discussed in physics and in Indian philosophical schools like Vedanta Yoga Buddhist Kashmiri Shaivism and Jaina Philosophy. First of its kind this book will be an essential read for scholars and researches of philosophy Indian philosophy philosophy of science theoretical physics and social science. | Understanding Space Time and Causality Modern Physics and Ancient Indian Traditions

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Sustainable and Dynamic Graduate Employability A Comparative Overview across Geographies

Sustainable and Dynamic Graduate Employability A Comparative Overview across Geographies

This volume presents a theoretical and strategic discussion on the linkages between sustainable graduate employability skill building and economic growth. With case studies from India South Africa Zimbabwe Taiwan England Germany the United States United Arab Emirates Australia and Asian countries it looks at the skills training and education landscape around the continents examines the state of employment and offers case‑specific recommendations. The book analyses the role of higher education and vocational education policies and strategies in integrating skill training in education in order to achieve quality education and sustainable employment for all. An important critique of skills training education policy and employment planning the volume will be an essential read for scholars and researchers of sustainable development development studies public policy political economy labour studies and education. It will also be useful for policymakers. | Sustainable and Dynamic Graduate Employability A Comparative Overview across Geographies

GBP 130.00
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Mapping Place Names of India

Mapping Place Names of India

This book is the first of its kind to chart the terrain of contemporary India’s many place names. It explores different ‘place connections’ investigates how places are named and renamed and looks at the forces that are remaking the future place name map of India. Lucid and accessible this book explores the bonds between names places and people through a unique amalgamation of toponomy history mythology and political studies within a geographical expression. This volume addresses questions on the status and value of place names their interpretation and classification. It brings to the fore the connections between place names and the cultural geographical and historical significations they are associated with. This will be an essential read for scholars and researchers of geography law politics history and sociology and will also be of interest to policy-makers administrators and the common reader interested in India. | Mapping Place Names of India

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Democratic Transition in Bhutan Political Contests as Moral Battles

Democratic Transition in Bhutan Political Contests as Moral Battles

This book studies how a modern monarchy transformed Bhutan into a parliamentary democracy. A political ethnography it focuses on the historic elections of 2007–2008 and studies democracy and its transformational processes from the ground up. It draws on historical as well as contemporary theories about kingship and regime change to analyse Bhutan’s nascent democratic process and reflect on the direction of political change both at the state and local levels in the aftermath of the elections. It also presents insights into the electoral and political process by giving a first-hand account of the author’s own participation in the elections and ponders on the larger political implications of this election for the region. A strong theoretical discussion situated in robust fieldwork and personal experience this book will be an essential read for scholars and researchers of politics especially comparative politics and political institutions South Asian and Himalayan Studies political sociology and social anthropology. | Democratic Transition in Bhutan Political Contests as Moral Battles

GBP 130.00
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Creative Industries in India

Creative Industries in India

As digitalization meets local traditions there is great potential for creative industries (CI) to promote economic and social development in middle- and low-income countries. This book explores the economic and cultural relevance of these industries in India. The book identifies key topics regarding cultural and creative industries in India which has a rich cultural heritage and a young demographic and is undergoing swift socio-economic change. It contains the most sophisticated and comprehensive mappings of CI in India to date. It also features numerous case studies which illuminate the growth of CI in India its intersections with caste and gender the central role of handloom handicraft and other local practices within communities as well as the specific challenges in safeguarding and harnessing various creative industry assets to promote sustainable development and social change. Rich with empirical data this book will be an essential read for scholars and researchers of cultural studies economics history social work development studies media studies and South Asian studies.

GBP 36.99
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The Routledge Companion to Primary Education in India From Compulsion to Fundamental Right

The Routledge Companion to Primary Education in India From Compulsion to Fundamental Right

This companion gives a comprehensive overview of the history of primary education in India. It presents an analytical narrative of the progress of primary education as a national endeavour in colonial post-colonial and contemporary India and studies its transformative policy journey culminating in the adoption of education as a fundamental human right. The book looks behind and beyond stated policy goals and outcomes to examine the processes involved in implementing positive change and discusses the underlying socio-political factors affecting education in India. The author also shares reflections on the reform measures needed to achieve the goal of education for all in India. Rich in archival resources this companion will be essential reading for scholars and researchers of history of education education Indian history colonial history and South Asian history. It will also be useful for policymakers organizations and professionals working in the field of education. | The Routledge Companion to Primary Education in India From Compulsion to Fundamental Right

GBP 205.00
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Elementary Education in India Policy Shifts Issues and Challenges

Elementary Education in India Policy Shifts Issues and Challenges

This book examines the policy shifts over the past three decades in the Indian education system. It explores how these shifts have unequivocally established the domination of neoliberal capital in the context of elementary education in India. The chapters in the volume:• Discuss a range of elementary education policies and programs in India with a focus on the policy development in recent decades of neoliberalism. • Analyse policy from diverse perspectives and varied vantage points by scholars activists and practitioners illustrated with contemporary statistics. • Introduce the key curriculum assessment and learning debates from contemporary educational discourse. • Integrate the tools and methods of education policy analysis with basic concepts in education like equality quantity equity quality and inclusion. A definitive inter-disciplinary work on a key sector in India this volume will be essential for scholars and researchers of education public policy sociology politics and South Asian studies. | Elementary Education in India Policy Shifts Issues and Challenges

GBP 38.99
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Macroeconomic Policies for Emerging and Developing Economies

Macroeconomic Policies for Emerging and Developing Economies

This book examines the relevance of the concepts and hypotheses of macroeconomics in the contemporary world. It discusses the current debates on theory and practices of macroeconomic policies with a focus on developing economies emerging from the impact of Covid-19 pandemic. The volume advocates for a symbiotic relationship between macroeconomic policies and development strategies. It analyses several issues related to macroeconomic tools which include openness capital flows exchange rate and financial strategies. It underscores the need to design a development strategy that accounts for the economic context of the countries concerned. Further the book advocates for well-regulated macrofinancial policies promoting sustainable growth. It also provides recommendations to policy makers on formulating a sound and inclusive macroeconomic policy essential for financial stability. This book will be of interest to students and researchers of macroeconomics public administration development studies management and policymaking. It will also be useful to economists policymakers and journalists working on emerging and developing economies. | Macroeconomic Policies for Emerging and Developing Economies

GBP 35.99
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Artificial Intelligence Evolution Ethics and Public Policy

Artificial Intelligence Evolution Ethics and Public Policy

What will the future be? A dystopian landscape controlled by machines or a brave new world full of possibilities? Perhaps the answer lies with Artificial Intelligence (AI)—a phenomenon much beyond technology that has continues to and will shape lives in ways we do not understand yet. This book traces the evolution of AI in contemporary history. It analyses how AI is primarily being driven by capital as the only factor of production and its consequences for the global political economy. It further explores the dystopian prospect of mass unemployment by AI and takes up the ethical aspects of AI and its possible use in undermining natural and fundamental rights. A tract for the times this volume will be a major intervention in an area that is heavily debated but rarely understood. It will be essential reading for researchers and students of digital humanities politics economics science and technology studies physics and computer science. It will also be key reading for policy makers cyber experts and bureaucrats. | Artificial Intelligence Evolution Ethics and Public Policy

GBP 39.99
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Gandhi and Liberalism Satyagraha and the Conquest of Evil

Gandhi and Liberalism Satyagraha and the Conquest of Evil

One of the main themes running through Gandhi’s life and work was the battle against evil. This book offers a fascinating reconstruction of Gandhi and the doctrine of Ahimsa or non-violence. Gandhi’s moral perfectionism is contrasted with other forms of perfectionism but the book stresses that Gandhi also offered a doctrine of the second best. Following Gandhi the author argues that outward violence with compassion is intrinsically not as good as non-violence with compassion but it is a second best that is sometimes a necessary evil in an imperfect world. The book provides an illuminating analysis of coercion non-co-operation civil disobedience and necessary evil comparing Gandhi’s ideas with that of some of the leading western moral legal and political philosophers. Further some of his important ideas are shown to have relevance for the working of the Indian Constitution. This book will be essential for scholars and researchers in moral legal and political philosophy Gandhi studies political science and South Asian studies. | Gandhi and Liberalism Satyagraha and the Conquest of Evil

GBP 42.99
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Revisiting Suicide From a Socio-Psychological Lens

Revisiting Suicide From a Socio-Psychological Lens

This book provides a socio-psychological enquiry of the phenomenon of suicide in the Indian context. It addresses the rising trend of suicides across the world and through case studies explores its primary reasons the after-effects on survivors and families and measures to prevent them. The volume focuses on deciphering the social and psychological meanings associated with suicide. Through an examination of psycho-social autopsies of numerous cases it highlights the patterns and trends which emerge around mental well-being suicide and bereavement. It examines the primary roadblocks for robust suicide prevention measures and provides great insights into behavioral and personality categories and their relationship with suicide. Offering theoretical and empirical perspectives on the issue of suicide and self-harm this book will be of interest to students researchers and faculty of behavioral sciences psychology social anthropology demography criminology social work and sociology. It will also be an essential read for psychologists and counselors policy makers NGOs CSOs legal experts and media personnel working in the area of suicide prevention and research. | Revisiting Suicide From a Socio-Psychological Lens

GBP 38.99
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Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Development Strategies Practices and Business Models

Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Development Strategies Practices and Business Models

This book critically analyzes the role of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in achieving sustainable development in emerging economies. It brings together recent developments effective frameworks business models and strategies adopted by companies and looks at how they contribute to sustainable business growth. The volume discusses diverse themes such as green marketing for promoting sustainable development; digitization and sustainability concerns; communication strategies for CSR; ethical standards in Indian advertising; microfinance as an instrument for achieving sustainable development; the role of CSR in the Skill India initiative; and CSR activities of Indian listed companies. It also provides solutions to challenges in achieving sustainable development goals at local and global levels. Drawing on in-depth case studies the book will be an essential read for corporate professionals students and researchers of CSR management studies development studies business studies economics environmental studies green marketing and sociology. It will also be relevant for policy makers NGOs public and private sector corporations and consultants in sustainability reporting business ethics and sustainable development. | Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Development Strategies Practices and Business Models

GBP 43.99
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Service-Learning Theory and Practice

Service-Learning Theory and Practice

This book examines key concepts principles and applications of the service-learning approach. Service-learning is a community-based educational approach to improve a student’s academic personal leadership civic and professional development through civic engagement. Unlike other traditional approaches to education service-learning students can use their classroom-based knowledge and skills in a real-life context in collaboration with community organisations and residents. This volume explores the theory research and practices of how service-learning is understood implemented and evaluated in different contexts. It provides essential guidelines to implement and integrate service-learning at educational institutions through extensive discussions on the principles philosophical challenges opportunities and its applications. Key themes include: • Theory of service-learning • Concept of service-learning • Challenges to service-learning • Applications of service-learning • Service-learning as professional development • Service-learning as communication Accessibly written this book would be of interest to faculty students community organisations and researchers working in the areas of education pedagogy sociology and social work. | Service-Learning Theory and Practice

GBP 130.00
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A History of Colonial India 1757 to 1947

A History of Colonial India 1757 to 1947

This volume brings together interdisciplinary perspectives on British colonial rule in India. It draws on sociology history and political science to look at key events and social process between 1757 to 1947 to provide a comprehensive understanding of the colonial history. It begins with the introductory backdrop of the British East India Company when its ship docked at Surat in 1603 and ends with the partition and independence in 1947. A compelling read the book explores a range of key themes which include: – Early colonial polity economic transformation colonial educational policies and other initial developments; – The revolt of 1857 and its aftermath; – Colonial subjectivities and ethnographic interventions colonial capitalism and its insititutions – Constitutional developments in colonial India; – Early nationalist politics the rise of Indian National Congress the role of Gandhi in nationalist politics and the Quit India movement; – Social movements and gender politics under the colonial rule; – Partition of India and independence. Accessibly written and exhaustive this volume will be essential reading for students teachers scholars and researchers of political science history sociology and literature. | A History of Colonial India 1757 to 1947

GBP 34.99
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Field Instruction in Social Work Education The Indian Experience

Field Instruction in Social Work Education The Indian Experience

A comprehensive guide to social work praxis this book provides a clear conceptual understanding of fieldwork supervision in India. It elaborates on the dynamic components of fieldwork instruction – the methodologies and effective strategies the supervisor–student–agency triad challenges and the future. The volume underlines the importance of student mentoring and the imperative need to develop creative and competent strategies to make fieldwork education more responsive and effective. It also emphasises the need for the inclusion of social justice-oriented perspectives and approaches in fieldwork training in India. Instructive and anecdotal the chapters in this volume reflect on the challenges which students and supervisors face on a regular basis in different environments while dealing with critical circumstances. The focus of the book is to delineate strategies and approaches which promote skill building and the ability in students to understand sociocultural contexts of the field and engage with them effectively. This volume will be an essential resource for social work educators field practitioners and students of social work law public policy sociology and social entrepreneurship. | Field Instruction in Social Work Education The Indian Experience

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