Research Methodology In Social Sciences A Practical Guide

This book is an attempt to provide an elementry foundation in Research Methodology for those who have just began their research in Economics and other branches of social Sciences, in developing the most appropriate methodology for their research studies. This book can be used both by beginnners and specialists.
About Author :
Dr. Kanak Kanti Bagchi is Professor of Economics, at the Department of Economics, North Bengal University, Raja Rammohunpur, Darjeeling, West Bengal. He has a wide teaching experience at undergraduate, postgraduate and research levels. He is also supervising research works of students at M.Phil. and Ph.D. levels.
Contents :
Preface Introduction 1. Social Research: The Perspectives for Theory Building 2. Pure Theory in Economics: Deductive and Inductive Methods 3. Cause and Effect Relationship in Economics 4. A Note on the Role of a Priori Information in Empirical Research in Social Sciences 5. Inter-Disciplinary Approach in Social Science Research: Some Methodological Issues Reviewed 6. Knowledge Sources and Research Process 7. Economic Development: Lessons from History 8. Money and Output Level: Keynesian and Monetarists' Methodologies 9. Measurement of Economic Efficiency: The Frontier Production Function Approach 10. Towards an Operational Definition of Sustainable Development 11. Path Analysis: A Tool of Causal Mechanism in Multivariate Analysis 12. Economic Valuation of Non-Market Environmental Goods: An Introduction 13. Doing Research in Government Budget 14. Ratio Analysis as a Method of Assessing the Financial Performance of Banks 15. Methodological Issues in the Study of Regional Disparities in Development 16. A Practical Guide to Data Collection: Some Issues 17. Methodological Issues in Field Surveys 18. The Fieldworker and the Field: Some Methodological Questions 19. Economic Efficiency of Farms in the Districts of North Bengal: The Frontier Production Function Approach 20. The Himul Dairy and its Impact on the Mobilisation of Basic Resources: A Case Study 21. Human Development Condition in Nepal, Bhutan & Sikkim: An Evaluation 22. Format for These and Dissertation Index