Papers by Prabir Purkayastha
Much more than a primer
Energy for Sustainable Development, 2005
IMF and Big Business for Universal Vaccination Better Red, than Dead
Research Papers in Economics, 2021
Bridging the Communication Gap in Science and Technology, 2017
Although science has not left any aspect of the life in the modern society untouched, communicati... more Although science has not left any aspect of the life in the modern society untouched, communicating science with general public effectively is not a trivial task. One of the major barriers for effortless communication between science and society is the complexity of the language of science, which is difficult for the society to comprehend. In India, the zenith of cultural and environmental diversity, where people hold different values for the same resources living in the same community with complicated power structure, reaching the developments of sci-Views expressed in the chapter are the authors' own and not necessarily shared by the editors.
India’s Freedom Struggle and Today’s BDS Movement
Generation Palestine
La lucha por la libertad en India y el BDS
Carbon budgets for climate change mitigation – a GAMS-based emissions model
In this article we have studied a scheme of partitioning the global carbon budget using an equity... more In this article we have studied a scheme of partitioning the global carbon budget using an equity principle. In contrast to earlier approaches, this article carefully distinguishes between the two quantities – ‘entitlements to carbon space’ and ‘physically available carbon space’. A positive feature of the carbon budgets approach to allocation of mitigation burdens discussed here is that a single framework for mitigation can be applied to all countries. The method offers a concrete operationalization of the principle of achieving the climate goals ‘on the basis of equity and common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities’.
The “New Economy” consists of Information, Communications and Entertainment (ICE) and is assumed ... more The “New Economy” consists of Information, Communications and Entertainment (ICE) and is assumed to be free of the constraints of the older and more traditional brick and mortar economy. While the growth of the old economy depended on tangible products and assets such as land and machinery, the new economy produces not only intangible products but also has an invisible asset base. Thus, a software company’s worth is not measured by its tangible assets but from the Intellectual Property it holds. The role of labour in this economy is presumed to be minimal; along with the hype of an unconstrained growth of this economy there are also pronouncements of the end of labour.
Enron Blowout: Corporate Capitalism and Theft of the Global Commons
Maran's OneIndia Plan
Economic and Political Weekly, Mar 11, 2006
Far from creating a positive impact on the economy, the OneIndia plan is going to bankrupt the tw... more Far from creating a positive impact on the economy, the OneIndia plan is going to bankrupt the two public sector telecom companies and grievously affect the rural telephony programme. The public sector companies have to realise that they can survive only by using their copper line infrastructure to offer value-added internet services.
Book Reviews : GHULAM KIBRIA, Technology Acquisition in Pakistan: Story of a Failed Privileged Class and a Successful Working Class. Karachi: City Press, 1998, 446 pp. Pak Rs 300
Science Technology & Society, 2001
to departures from earlier work cited. A good short bibliography and two indices add to the value... more to departures from earlier work cited. A good short bibliography and two indices add to the value of the book. The mode of discussion that Kanungo engages into asks the reader to be very attentive, often referring to chapters that have been passed by. It reports on original research though nowhere has pedantry or sophistry sneaked in. The author believes in stages of growth and this reader is not convinced
Bill Gates in the Dock
Economic and Political Weekly, Apr 17, 1999
Evolving a New Internet Governance Paradigm
Economic and Political Weekly, Jan 2, 2014
Transfer Pricing in the Indian Drug Industry: An Estimate and Its Implications
Social Scientist, 1982
Technology, Self-Reliance and Public Domain Science
Social Scientist, 2003
... In the long run, technological advance should translate itself into economic advance while o ... more ... In the long run, technological advance should translate itself into economic advance while o technological ... A technology that is developed outside the MNC parivar find it difficult to enter and may have to ... to take place.2 In addition to high quality, low cost, and fast delivery, many ...
Induction of private sector in basic telecom services
Economic and Political Weekly, 1996
... BEZEQ AT&T Nynex Tainil Nadu 4,520.25 B*PL-US 3,500 RPG 8,208.2 A 11.620 RPG West NTT NTT... more ... BEZEQ AT&T Nynex Tainil Nadu 4,520.25 B*PL-US 3,500 RPG 8,208.2 A 11.620 RPG West NTT NTT Punjab 9,065 HFCL-3,675 Bharti-2,287.3 B 4,593 Essar BEZEQ Stet Bihar 2.44 Usha Tel 13.65 Reliance, 602.22 C 266.57 Usha Tel Moscow Nynex Moscow ...
Under the Nuclear Shadow
Economic and Political Weekly, 2000
... Capturing this complexity is not an easy task and this is what Praful Bidwai and Achin Vanaik... more ... Capturing this complexity is not an easy task and this is what Praful Bidwai and Achin Vanaik attempt in their latest book South Asia on a Short ... in nuclear countries, namely, the reduction of stockpiles in the US and in Russia, has now come to a stop and is in the danger of being ...
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