The growth of Commerce and management as an organized discipline has been remarkable in the past few decades. This has been the direct result of the revolutionary changes in science and technology applications in the commercial and business world and the momentous changes taking place in the world economy and the global market place. The art and science of Management-of men, materials, money and motives-has acquired unprecedented significance. The present series in 25 comprehensive volumes are compiled from a vast range of journals, magazines, seminar and conference papers, discussion notes, readers, presentations and other valuable but scattered sources. This is for the benefit of the undergraduate student and research scholar who wishes to have an insight into the key aspects of management. The wide range of subjects covered are : general introduction, business strategy, marketing and sales, production, public enterprises, financial resources, export, corporate planning, project management, economic and business policy, human resources development, materials, corporate communication including management information systems, small scale industry, management in government and public services, industrial psychology, rural development, organization theory and behaviour, government and business. Collectively these volumes will be a particularly valuable addition to all college, university and Institutional libraries teaching management, commerce and applied economics.

The recent trends in the international financial and monetary markets have caused enormous concern to economists, policy-makers, planners and the governments of the less developed and poor countries constituting the Third World. The rising trends in the main currency baskets of the pound sterling and the dollar and the sharp impact of the oil import bills of the poorer countries, including India, have resulted in steep decline in growth rates in these countries. While to some extent India with its larger and stronger industrial base and efforts at self-sufficiency has been able to achieve a creditable growth rate, its dependence for vital inputs and industrial raw materials on the developed countries continues to throw a long shadow on its economy and position in the international markets. The present collection of papers, articles and abstracts provides clear overview of the role and position of India in the international economy and its status vis-à-vis the Third World countries with which it has strong trade relations and the advanced nations which are the source of its vital inputs for technological and industrial growth. The compilation will be of immense use to not only students and scholars of the Indian economy but also planners, practicing economists and experts in international finance.

The subject of management in government and public services has become a distinct discipline, as marked from public administration and government-owned enterprises. This is especially because of the massive increase in government expenditure over the past two decades. The role of the bureaucrat, the technocrat and the "general specialist" in optimizing government administration has assumed great significance. The government and its functionaries are being increasingly called upon to account for the vast amounts of public money that is being spent by them. This book will be of use to not only students and scholars of management science but also to middle and junior levels of government administration, including public sector officials.

Key Aspects of Export Management; Export Financing Mechanisms; Export Documentation; Export Quality Control; Export Marketing: Mix and Cost-Benefit Analysis; Export Credit Insurance and Price Setting; Training for Export Management; Processing the Export Order; Shipping and Transportation; India's Project Exports: Challenges and Opportunities; Export Research and Marketing; Indian Engineering Exports; Export Promotion and Marketing Techniques etc. are the major topics elaborately discussed in this book. This will certainly prove useful and informative for students, scholars and researchers in the field of commerce and management.