ABOUT THE BOOK

This is an honorary volume brought in honour of Prof. Manjappa D. Hosamane, former vice-chancellor of Vijayanagara Sri Krishnadevaraya University. The volume is edited by renowned Political Economy Scientist and a Sahitya Academy Awardee Prof. Muzaffar. H. Assadi of University of Mysore. The volume consists of two sections, the first part deals with Industry, Finance and Banking and the second focusing on Agriculture, Environment and Labour. Put together the volume consists of thirteen well researched empirical works, contributed by renowned economists, political scientists and analysts from renowned nstitutions, universities and industry. The volume is a blend of contributions from academia and industry which will cater to the needs of students and researchers of Economics, Finance and Political - Science disciplines.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Prof. Muzaffar Assadi (b.1961) is currently working as Professor of Political Science at the Department of Political Science, University of Mysore. He graduated from Mangalore university and later on did his  M. Phil and PhD from JNU and post-Doctorate from University of Chicago. He is the author of ten books and more than two hundred articles in different edited volumes and journals such as Journal of Peasant Studies, Economic and Political weekly., Chinese Public Administration Review, Indian Journal of secularism etc. Before joining University of Mysore as Reader and later on as Professor, he served at Mangalore and Goa universities as Lecturer. He is a distinguished Rockefeller Fellow at Chicago University, Chair Professor of Contemporary Indian studies at Russian State University for Humanities, besides “scholar- at- Residence” at Kerala university, “Eminent Scholar at Pondicherry University, Visiting Fellow at Punjab University . He is a prolific writer in Kannada as well. His book on “Identity Politics” received Kannada Sahitya  Akademy award. Earlier Karnataka High court appointed him as the chairman of the committee on Tribal Displacement and Rehabilitation of National Park. Currently he is one of co-ordinators of University Potential for Excellence Area Studies -II project on Media and Social Development in Karnataka.

CONTENTS

List of figures. v

List of tables. vi

Contributors. viii

Preface. xi

A concise profile of Prof. Manjappa. D.Hosamane. xii

1. Introduction

Part-I Industry, Finance And Banking

2. Fallacies In IS-MP Curve Model To Explain Monetary Policy Effects With Special Reference To Federal Reserve. 15

3. Export Decision Making by Small Scale Industries in Iran: A Preference Order Approach. 25

4. Renaissance or Backwaters: The Case of Mysore Industries. 42

5. Innovative Business Solutions Using Big Data Analytics – An Empirical Analysis On Retail Customer Behaviour. 82

6. Financial Liberalisation and Industrial Growth in India. 116

7. Voluntary Retirement Scheme In Public Sector Banks: Critical Issues. 134

8. Financial Analysis Of Public, Private And Foreign Banks In India. 146

9. Gaps And Limitations Of Official Statistical System Of India: A Note. 168

Part-II Agriculture, Environment And Labour

10. Political Economy Of Climate Change: Debates, Contestations And Issues In India/Karnataka. 179

11. Economy, Environment And Sustainable Development - Concepts And Concerns.194

12. Economic Viability of Rainfed Sericulture vis-a-vis the competing crops - An Economic Analysis. 207

13. International Labour Migration and India. 226

Prof.Manjappa.D.Hosamane: A Bibilography. 238

Index. 243