Hindu festivals in small town India: patronage, play, piety

Corruption in India : When Preaching Piety is not Enough

In a small Iowa town.

Landscaping State Modeling in a Small Town

Submitted: Sep 29, 2013; Accepted: Nov 2, 2013; Published: Nov 8, 2013 Abstract: The article describes a model and forecasting algorithm of landscaping state in a small town for a specified period of time. The model describes the stages of tree growth milestones from planting of saplings to plant loss. The theory of probabilistic finite-state automatons is used to form the model. Expert evaluat...

Optimal Patronage∗

We study the design of promotions in an organization where agents belong to groups that advance their cause. Examples and applications include political groups, ethnicities, agents motivated by the work in the public sector and corruption. In an overlapping generations model, juniors compete for promotions. Seniors have two kinds of discretion: direct discretion which allows an immediate advanc...

Academic patronage

Patronage, expansively conceived as covering all forms of bias and discrimination, is pervasive in organisations and professions, including academia. Four key types of academic patronage operate through decisions made, processes used, assistance given to individuals and personal interactions. Some forms of patronage, especially discrimination on the basis of gender and ethnicity, have come unde...