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On Breaking silos and nudging the Homo Economicus Academicus community

Part II: The evolutionary trajectory of SITE4Society (A Social Innovation) By Shyama V. Ramani, UNU-MERIT, ramani@merit.unu.edu For Citation: SITE4society Essay No. 2-2018 Phase 1: Born in UNU-MERIT In the United Nations University (UNU-MERIT), we study the evolutionary processes that
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March 29, 2018
by Shyama Ramani
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On Breaking silos and nudging the Homo Economicus Academicus community

Part I: The systemic foundations and actor trajectory that triggered SITE4Society   (A social innovation) By Shyama V. Ramani, UNU-MERIT, ramani@merit.unu.edu For Citation: SITE4society Essay No. 1-2018 John Stewart Mills, the great economist and philosopher, defined a homo economicus
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March 27, 2018
by Shyama Ramani
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Multinationals for Poverty reduction? Are you serious?

By Shankhajit Sen, Calcutta University (shankhajitsen@outlook.com) For Citation: SITE4society Brief No. 6-2018 Related to Sustainable Development Goal # SDG 1 (No Poverty) SITE Focus:  Innovation in Governance Country Focus: Developing countries Based on: ‘On Nudging MNE toward SDG 1:
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March 15, 2018
by Shyama Ramani
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A bomb in your soup? Addressing possible biosecurity risks for Indian agriculture

By Manish Anand (The Energy and Resources Institute, TERI, New Delhi) manand@teri.res.in, anand.iim@gmail.com For Citation: SITE4society Brief No. 5-2018 Related to: #SDG13 (Climate Action)  #SDG15 (Life on Land) @The Agricultural Biosecurity Bill, 2013  SITE Focus:  Innovation: Innov
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March 08, 2018
by Shyama Ramani
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When would compulsory licenses be effective to negotiate discounts on prices of branded drugs?

By Eduardo Urias, UNU-MERIT, urias@merit.unu.edu For Citation: SITE4society Brief No. 4-2018 Related to SDG Goals:  #SDG3 (Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages), #NHM (National Health Mission) SITE focus: Technology catch-up, Innovation and Governance for Ac
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March 01, 2018
by Shyama Ramani
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The case of Genetically Modified (GM) crops in India

By Anurag Kanaujia, AcSIR-PhD Student, CSIR-NISTADS, New Delhi anuragkanaujia01@gmail.com For Citation: SITE4Society Brief No.3-2018 Related to SDG Goals #SDG2 (Zero Hunger) #SDG3 (Good Health and Well Being) #SDG9 (Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure) #SDG12 (Responsible Consumpt
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February 23, 2018
by Shyama Ramani
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Is “learning by doing” simply learning by experience? On how firms learn and which policies would facilitate learning and innovation among Indian manufacturing firms

By Nanditha Mathew, Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, Italy  (n.mathew@santannapisa.it) For Citation: SITE4Society Brief No. 2-2018 Related to SDG Goals and Indian National Programmes: #SDG8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth) #SDG9 (Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure) #IIGP (I
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February 15, 2018
by Shyama Ramani
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On diarrhoea in adolescents and school toilets: Insights from an Indian village school study

By Shyama V. Ramani, UNU-MERIT, ramani@merit.unu.edu For Citation: SITE4Society Brief No. 1-2018 Related to SDG Goals and Indian National Programmes: #SDG3 (Good Health and Well Being)  #SDG4 (Quality Education) #SDG5 (Gender Equality) #SDG6 (Water and Sanitation) #SBM (Swachh Bharat
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February 06, 2018
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