Abstract: India being the youngest nation of the world, this demographic dividend has raised high expectations in regard to the youth’s meaningful participation in socio-political process; particularly civic engagement. The demographic dividend of youth with diverse needs and almost total absence of educational and skill development opportunities for them makes the youth education a most significant challenge at the present time. Youth is overburdened by a education system which is not much meaningful for them. The present education system does not align with the holistic approach towards understanding young people’s lives. As the young people step into the threshold of the external world, they are increasingly influenced by their peers and by adults other than their parents. They begin to explore and experiment intellectually, ingeniously and socially through various activities. To support them in this sensitive and tender stage, they need to develop life skills – skills in negotiation, conflic

• Publication Date: 17-Nov-2014
• DOI: 10.15224/978-1-63248-052-1-73
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Abstract: There exists in international trade relations a gulf that separates the rich from the poor, the developed, richer countries from the poorer developing countries. A more recent development indicates a third category of least developed countries (LDC), which are as the name of the category suggests, the poorest amongst the poor. There have been many reasons given for this disparity, mostly resting on the historical perspective of colonialism. Whatever the cause, it must be appreciated that the disparity is getting worse rather than better. There has been an increasing appreciation that this disparity should be closed, based on the welfare underpinnings of the Classical Trade theories, the theories of Absolute and Comparative Advantages relating to production and social notions of justice and equality. The development of the perspective that participation in international trade and growth are symbiotic and as a result, the encouragement and inclusion of developing and LDCs is crucial to c

• Publication Date: 17-Nov-2014
• DOI: 10.15224/978-1-63248-052-1-74
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