Cultural Markets and Utility Providers a Study of a Religious Site in India - Softcover

Cultural Markets and Utility Providers a Study of a Religious Site in India

Paperback. Zustand: New. Language: English. About the book: The entire research study on cultural economics especially emphasises on Temple Culture, with reference to a case study of Tarakeswar. It is terminated by giving the conclusion that the socioeconomic development of Tarakeswar block as well as municipality is fully dependent upon the Religious Culture of the temple of 'Baba Taraknath'. The municipal authority, the railway authority and various local hospitality groups at Tarakeswar are socioeconomically dependent on the Temple Culture to a great extent. We have summarised the main results in each chapter on the relevant aspects of Temple Culture. About The Author: Atanu Sengupta: M. Sc., Ph.D. from Indian Statistical Institute, India. He is teaching as an Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Burdwan University, West Bengal, India for 10 years. He has supervised 5M.Phil. theses and 10 Ph.D. dissertations. He has published about 55 papers in various refereed national and international journals. He also published 6 books. He was also involved in preparing the UNDP Human Development Report of Burdwan, Purulia and Hooghly. He has been engaged with the Sarvya Shiksha Mission, West Bengal as an evaluating officer for three districts of West Bengal. His areas of interests are in Econometrics, Financial Economics, Development Economics, Microeconomics and Growth Theory. Krishanu Nath: M. Sc., Ph. D from University of Burdwan, Burdwan, India. He taught as a guest lecturer at Vivekananda Mahavidyalaya, Haripal, West Bengal from 2001 to 2010. Presently, he is teaching as an Assistant Teacher in Shyampur High School, West Bengal, He has published about three papers in various refereed national and international journals. He also published one book. He has been engaged with the Sarvya Shiksha Mission, West Bengal. He has taken training on an Orientation Course from "Centre for Cultural Resources and Training" Government of India, New Delhi. His areas of interests are in Econometrics, Financial Economics, Development Economics and Microeconomics. Contents: Contents: Foreword 7 Preface 9 Acknowledgements 11 Introduction 13 1. Religion, Culture and Economics 15 2. The Economics of Temple Culture: 55 A Short Introduction 3. Some Earlier Studies 59 4. Data Used in the Study 71 5. Workers, Consumers and Providers in the 'Sacred' 73 Market 6. Estimating the Demand for a Cultural Good: A Study of a Religious Site Using Count Data 133 7. Unskilled Workers in the Cultural Market: 155 A Case Study of the Utility Providers at a Religious Site 8. Main Findings and Conclusion 177 Bibliography 181 Photo Gallery 189 Index 195 The Title 'Cultural Markets and Utility Providers a Study of a Religious Site in India written/authored/edited by Atanu Sengupta/Krishna Nath', published in the year 2024. The ISBN 9789357227872 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 204 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Kalpaz Publications. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is Cultural / Religion. Size of the book is 13.34 x 21.59 cms Vol: 204. Artikel-Nr. PB1111008615530

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