Category Archives: Class Notes

Backwash Effect (Economic)

Posted on April 30, 2019 by Rashid Faridi

Economic growth provides benefits and costs in the region in which it occurs. It has a positive impact on nearby localities if jobs, population, and wealth spill over into these communities. Alternatively, it has adverse effects on the nearby localities … Continue reading →

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An Analysis of Communal Conflict in India

Posted on April 29, 2019 by Rashid Faridi

Dear Readers, I found a good paper/Article on Communal conflict in India and thought of  sharing it.You can read it by clicking at following link. https://www.academia.edu/36148494/Communal_Conflict_In_India  

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Peopling of India: Indians are a Truly Mixed People

Posted on April 4, 2019 by Rashid Faridi

Today, the population of South Asia is divided into dozens of ethnic, linguistic, and religious groups that live side by side—but not always in harmony. A contentious border separates India and Pakistan; political movements draw stark lines between India’s Muslim … Continue reading →

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 Housing and its Impact on Health

Posted on March 26, 2019 by Rashid Faridi

It is too simplistic to see housing as merely a physical dwelling in which one resides. The World Health Organization (WHO) (Bonnefoy, 2007) defines housing as being based on four interlinked levels, with an array of possible health effects in … Continue reading →

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