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1 Caldarelli, Guido
Networks : a very short introduction / Guido Caldarelli
and Michele Catanzaro.-- Oxford: Oxford University Press,
2012.
xv, 122p. , 18cm.
ISBN : 9780199588077.
003.72 CAL 143894
In this book, the authors discuss the nature and variety
of networks, using familiar examples from society,
technology, nature, and history. They show how networks
self-organize and the role they play in processes like
large-scale blackouts and computer virus outbreaks. They
also describe the wide and important applications of
network theory in a range of areas, including genetics,
ecology, technology, and management.
** System analysis -- Popular works
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2 Dutt, Amitava Krishna
Pathways to economic development / Amitava Krishna Dutt.-
New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2014.
xii, 211 p.
ill. ,19 cm.
(Oxford India short introductions).
ISBN : 9780198075394.
330.954 DUT 143906-143909
This book combines theoretical analysis and historical
and contemporary experience to explore alternative paths
to economic development. Distinguishing between growth of
income and production, poverty and distributional issues,
happiness and human functioning and capabilities, this
work examines India-s performance on the pathways to
development. It further analyses the main obstacles and
discusses the primary strategies, reviewing debates about
the role of the free market and the state, autarkic and
open economy approaches and a focus on growth versus
distribution and human development, among others. This
concise study argues against a doctrinaire neoliberal
strategy and favors a balanced approach that pays careful
attention to country and time-specific factors.
** Economic development-India
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3 Dewatripont, Mathias
Balancing the banks : global lessons from the financial
crisis / Mathias Dewatripont, Jean-Charles Rochet and
Jean Tirole.-- Princeton: Princeton University Press,
2010.
[ix], 138 p. , 23 cm.
ISBN : 9780691168197.
332.1 DEW 143890
The financial crisis that began in 2007 in the United
States swept the world, producing substantial bank
failures and forcing unprecedented state aid for the
crippled global financial system. This title draws
critical lessons from the causes of the crisis and
proposes important regulatory reforms, including
guidelines.
** Banks and banking -- Government policy , Banks and
banking -- State supervision , Global Financial Crisis,
2008-2009
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MACROECONOMICS and RELATED TOPICS |
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4 Subramanian, S
The Poverty line / S Subramanian.-- Oxford: Oxford
University Press, 2012.
xii, 174p. 18cm.
ISBN : 9780198086086.
339.460954 SUB 136287, 143913-143914
Poverty alleviation and socio-economic equality have
largely remained the prime focus of India-s rapid growth-
driven economic processes. This short introduction brings
together systematic academic research on an area of
extensive debate and divergence-the identification and
specification of the poverty line. Through comparative
theoretical approach and econometric analyses, it
critically reviews and interprets the Indian experience
of poverty estimation over the last fifty years,
identifies the challenges, and suggests suitable policy
interventions towards a more comprehensive approach.
** Poverty -- India , Poverty -- Government policy --
India , India -- Economic conditions
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5 Pal, Parthapratim
International trade and India / Parthapratim Pal.-- New
Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2014.
xxiv, 244 p, illus., 19cm.
(Oxford India short introductions).
ISBN : 9780198075400.
382.0954 PAL 143904-143905
This book provides an economic framework to take every
reader through the fascinating account of India-s
engagement with international trade over the years. It
also gives an overview of the technology and policy
dynamics that have shaped global trade.
** India-Commerce, International trade
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6 Winfield, Alan
Robotics : a very short introduction / Alan Winfield.--
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012.
xviii, 143 p. ,18 cm.
ISBN : 9780199695980.
629.892 WIN 143903
Robotics is a key technology in the modern world. Yet,
despite these successes, robots have failed to live up to
the predictions of the 1950s and 60s. In this Very Short
Introduction, Alan Winfield considers how robotics can be
both a success story and a disappointment, and how robots
can be both ordinary and quite remarkable.
** Robotics
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7 Cline, Eric H
1177 B.C. : the year civilization collapsed / Eric H
Cline.-- Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2014.
xx, 237p. , 24cm.
ISBN : 9780691168388.
930.156 CLI 143891
In this book, the author tells the gripping story of how
the end was brought about by multiple interconnected
failures, ranging from invasion and revolt to
earthquakes, drought, and the cutting of international
trade routes. Bringing to life the vibrant multicultural
world of these great civilizations, he draws a sweeping
panorama of the empires and globalized peoples of the
Late Bronze Age and shows that it was their very
interdependence that hastened their dramatic collapse and
ushered in a dark age that lasted centuries.
** Bronze age -- Mediterranean Region , Mediterranean
Region -- Civilization , Mediterranean Region -- History
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