Social science research in India and the world [electronic resource] / edited by R.K. Mishra, Jayasree Raveendran and K.N. Jehangir.

"A Routledge India original"--cover.

Includes bibliographical references.

1. Indian and international social science research : trends, issues and initiatives in performance orientation / R.K. Mishra and Jayasree Raveendran -- 2. Social science in Switzerland : state of the art and perspectives / Alexandra Stam -- 3. The social science research in Thailand : development, constraints and challenges / Kowit Kangsanan -- 4. Social science research in Vietnam : strategies, issues and prospects / Vo Xuan Vinh -- 5. Statistics and public administration / P.K. Chaubey -- 6. Social science research in India : some methodological issues / Manoj Kumar Sanyal -- 7. Population and development challenges in Bangladesh / Barkat-e-Khuda, Samiha Barkat and Dipankar Roy -- 8. Connect social science research to public policy : a case of Thailand's local initiatives 2003 / Charas Suwanmala.