Most cited papers in Indian Economic and Social Development
What are the most cited papers in Indian Economic and Social Development?
The most cited paper in Indian Economic and Social Development is "A Structural Theory of Imperialism" (Johan Galtung, 1971), with 1,751 citations. Next come "The Economics of Caste and of the Rat Race and Other Woeful Tales" (1,017) and "State directed development political power and industrialization in the global periphery" (911).
Showing 50 of 98 papers. Every paper with more than 159 citations is listed.
| # | Paper | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Structural Theory of Imperialism Johan Galtung · Journal of Peace Research | Jun 1971 | 1,751 |
| 2 | The Economics of Caste and of the Rat Race and Other Woeful Tales George A. Akerlof · The Quarterly Journal of Economics | Nov 1976 | 1,017 |
| 3 | State directed development political power and industrialization in the global periphery Atul Kohli | 2005 | 911 |
| 4 | Factor Immobility and Regional Impacts of Trade Liberalization: Evidence on Poverty from India Petia B. Topalova · American Economic Journal Applied Economics | Oct 2010 | 674 |
| 5 | Globalisation and the postcolonial world the new political economy of development Ankie M. M. Hoogvelt | 1997 | 607 |
| 6 | Bringing politics back in: Towards a model of the developmental state Adrian Leftwich · The Journal of Development Studies | Feb 1995 | 576 |
| 7 | Caste and development: Contemporary perspectives on a structure of discrimination and advantage David Mosse · World Development | 21 Jun 2018 | 475 |
| 8 | The end of corporate imperialism. C. K. Prahalad, Kenneth G. Lieberthal · PubMed | Aug 2003 | 461 |
| 9 | Breakthrough? China’s and India’s Transition from Production to Innovation Tilman Altenburg, Hubert Schmitz, Andreas Stamm · World Development | 13 Dec 2007 | 419 |
| 10 | The Indian software services industry Ashish Arora, V. Arunachalam, Jai Asundi et al. · Research Policy | Oct 2001 | 416 |
| 11 | The Idea of India Devendra Nath Panigrahi | 14 Apr 2016 | 412 |
| 12 | India Working: Essays on Society and Economy Robert L. Clark · Journal of Asian Economics | Apr 2004 | 409 |
| 13 | The Post Colonial Aura: Third World Criticism in the Age of Global Capitalism. Terry McGee · Pacific Affairs | Jun 1998 | 387 |
| 14 | The New Productivity Challenge Peter F. Drucker · Quality in Higher Education | 24 Apr 2018 | 376 |
| 15 | Subaltern Studies I. Writings on South Asian History and Society Lance Brennan · Pacific Affairs | Sep 1984 | 365 |
| 16 | South–South cooperation and the rise of the Global South Kevin Gray, Barry K. Gills · Third World Quarterly | 24 Mar 2016 | 365 |
| 17 | Chasing Innovation: Making Entrepreneurial Citizens in Modern India Sangwoon Yoo · East Asian Science Technology and Society An International Journal | 4 Nov 2020 | 361 |
| 18 | Outsourcing economics global value chains in capitalist development William S. Milberg, Deborah Elisabeth Winkler | 2013 | 359 |
| 19 | Mergers, Acquisitions and Export Competitiveness: Experience of Indian Manufacturing Sector Pulak Mishra, Neha Jaiswal · Journal of Competitiveness | 30 Mar 2012 | 358 |
| 20 | Productivity and Growth in Indian Manufacturing. T.G. Srinivasan, Isher Judge Ahluwalia · The Economic Journal | Sep 1993 | 352 |
| 21 | The political economy of industrial policy in Korea Ha‐Joon Chang · Cambridge Journal of Economics | Jun 1993 | 352 |
| 22 | Learning and catching up in different sectoral systems: evidence from six industries Franco Malerba, Richard Alan Nelson · Industrial and Corporate Change | Dec 2011 | 349 |
| 23 | Investment, subsidies, and pro‐poor growth in rural India Shenggen Fan, Ashok Gulati, Sukhadeo Thorat · Agricultural Economics | 18 Jul 2008 | 347 |
| 24 | Small and Medium Scale Enterprises as A Survival Strategy for Employment Generation in Nigeria Aremu Mukaila Ayanda, Adeyemi Sidikat Laraba · Journal of Sustainable Development | 19 Jan 2011 | 347 |
| 25 | Locked in Place: State-Building and Late Industrialization in India Ronald J. Herring · Perspectives on Politics | Dec 2004 | 345 |
| 26 | Tiger Technology: The Creation of a Semiconductor Industry in East Asia John A. Mathews, Dong‐Sung Cho | 2000 | 343 |
| 27 | India's pattern of development: What happened, what follows? Kalpana Kochhar, Utsav Kumar, Raghuram G. Rajan et al. · Journal of Monetary Economics | Jul 2006 | 336 |
| 28 | ABCD Analysis as Research Methodology in Company Case Studies P. S. Aithal · International Journal of Management Technology and Social Sciences | 15 Sep 2017 | 335 |
| 29 | Trade Liberalization and Firm Productivity: The Case of India Petia B. Topalova · SSRN Electronic Journal | 2004 | 329 |
| 30 | Governance, the State and the Politics of Development Adrian Leftwich · Development and Change | Apr 1994 | 317 |
| 31 | The Next Wave of Globalization: Relocating Service Provision to India Rafiq K. Dossani, Martin F. Kenney · World Development | 13 Mar 2007 | 310 |
| 32 | International Law from Below: Development, Social Movements and Third World Resistance Graham Reynolds · bepress Legal Repository | 2004 | 301 |
| 33 | Innovation assessment through patent analysis Biju Paul Abraham, Soumyo D. Moitra · Technovation | Apr 2001 | 298 |
| 34 | The Indian software industry and its evolving service capability Suma S. Athreye · Industrial and Corporate Change | 21 Mar 2005 | 290 |
| 35 | India and Europe: An Essay in Understanding Klaus K. Klostermaier · Pacific Affairs | Jun 1989 | 288 |
| 36 | Do the Asian Drivers Undermine Export-oriented Industrialization in SSA? Raphael Kaplinsky, Mike Morris · World Development | 13 Dec 2007 | 287 |
| 37 | Import Substitution and Industrialization in Latin America: Experiences and Interpretations Werner Baer · Latin American Research Review | 1972 | 286 |
| 38 | Gender and Small Business Success: An Inquiry into Women's Relative Disadvantage KARYN A. LOSCOCCO, J. D. Robinson, Richard H. Hall et al. · Social Forces | Sep 1991 | 285 |
| 39 | Dealer Dependence Levels and Reciprocal Actions in a Channel of Distribution in a Developing Country Gary L. Frazier, James D. Gill, Sudhir H. Kalé · Journal of Marketing | 1989 | 277 |
| 40 | Rethinking Marketing Programs for Emerging Markets Niraj Dawar, Amitava Chattopadhyay · Long Range Planning | Oct 2002 | 276 |
| 41 | Why Do Bad Management Theories Persist? A Comment on Ghoshal Jeffrey Pfeffer · Academy of Management Learning and Education | Mar 2005 | 262 |
| 42 | Starvation and exchange entitlements: a general approach and its application to the great Bengal famine Amartya Kumar Sen · Cambridge Journal of Economics | Mar 1977 | 262 |
| 43 | Collective Efficiency and Collective Failure: The Response of the Sialkot Surgical Instrument Cluster to Global Quality Pressures Khalid Nadvi · World Development | Sep 1999 | 260 |
| 44 | Introduction: The Impact of Asian Drivers on the Developing World Raphael Kaplinsky, Dirk Messner · World Development | 26 Dec 2007 | 256 |
| 45 | Korea: The misunderstood crisis Ha‐Joon Chang · World Development | Aug 1998 | 253 |
| 46 | India’s Software Industry: State Policy, Liberalisation and Industrial Development. Badar Alam Iqbal · Pacific Affairs | Dec 1998 | 248 |
| 47 | Technology Acquisition and Innovation in the Developing World: Wind Turbine Development in China and India Joanna I. Lewis · Studies in Comparative International Development | 26 Nov 2007 | 245 |
| 48 | The anatomy of three commodity booms Marian Radetzki · Resources Policy | Mar 2006 | 241 |
| 49 | In Pursuit of Lakshmi: The Political Economy of the Indian State. By I Lloyd. and Susanne Hoeber Rudolph. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1987. 529p. $42.00 cloth, $16.95 paper. Sudershan Chawla · American Political Science Review | Sep 1989 | 239 |
| 50 | Power outages and firm performance in Sub-Saharan Africa Matthew A. Cole, Robert Elliott, Giovanni Occhiali et al. · Journal of Development Economics | 17 May 2018 | 238 |
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