IOSR-JBM   Volume-17 ~ Issue-4 ~ April-2015

Abstract: This paper aims to investigate the impact of financial sector development on economic growth in Zimbabwe, the reason being that no such research has been carried out in Zimbabwe. The research utilized secondary data for the period 1995 to 2008.Granger causality test is used to test the causality between economic growth and four financial sector development indicators. Johansen co-integration approach is used to test the long run relationship between economic growth and financial sector development indicators. The paper found out that granger causality runs from economic growth to financial sector development. The results support some empirical evidence that postulates that the granger relationship runs from economic growth to financial development and is there is a positive relationship in the long run. The study provides empirical evidence that economic growth granger causes financial sector development and there are positively related in the long run. Therefore, it is important that the government of Zimbabwe should implement policies that fosters economic growth and this will subsequently promotes financial sector development

Keywords: Economic growth, financial sector development, granger causality, ZIMBABWE.

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Abstract: This paper attempts to analyze the status of Women Empowerment in India and highlights the Issues and Challenges of Women Empowerment. Today the empowerment of women has become one of the most important concerns of 21st century. But practically women empowerment is still an illusion of reality. We observe in our day to day life how women become victimized by various social evils. Women Empowerment is the vital instrument to expand women's ability to have resources and to make strategic life choices. Empowerment of women is essentially the process of upliftment of economic, social and political status of women, the traditionally underprivileged ones, in the society. It is the process of guarding them against all forms of violence. The study is based on purely from secondary sources. The study reveals that women of India are relatively disempowered and they enjoy somewhat lower status than that of men in spite of many efforts undertaken by Government. It is found that acceptance of unequal gender norms by women are still prevailing in the society. The study concludes by an observation that access to Education, Employment and Change in Social Structure are only the enabling factors to Women Empowerment.

Key Words: Women Empowerment, Education, Health, Socio-Economic Status. Crimes against women, Policy implications.

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Abstract: Business has increased with massive technological changes, which led to a fall in the health of the natural environment. Environmental pressures have forced the organization to disclose the environmental impacts of its business activities to the interested parties in the stand-alone report or Annual Report. Environmental Impact of service industries is neglected in spite of its major share in economic development. Hence, the context for this study is Indian Hospitality Industry. The objective of the study is to analyse the status and level of environmental disclosure in Indian hospitality industry. The research method involves the exploration of the websites of a sample of companies and AR/SR/ER/CSR for 2010-11/2010/2011. The study uses the content analysis. The study indicates the presence of the 59 items information. The items of information are analysed on the basis of nature of disclosure - qualitative, quantitative, General, qualitative and quantitative, monetary disclosure and no disclosure. The sample initially included 185 companies. Following the extensive Internet search, 54 companies were found to have corporate websites. The sample of the study consists of 54 companies.

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