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Evaluating License Raj
This is where you will complete your article evaluation. Please use the template below to evaluate your selected article.


 * Name of article: License Raj
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * The License Raj were the first steps in allowing privatized businesses to begin economizing India as a global power. This allowed for companies such as Ambani, Reliance, and Hero Honda to rise. This set of regulations was a large stepping stone and much of the article needs supporting citations and as of June 18th, Wikipedia has filed this article under possible biases in deregulation and anti-labor sentiment.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
 * The Licence Raj or Permit Raj (rāj, meaning "rule" in Hindi) is the elaborate system of licences, regulations and accompanying red tape that were required to set up and run businesses in India between 1947 and 1990.
 * Yes
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral?
 * No, there is a biases present
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * Heavily biased towards anti-labor and anti regulation viewpoints
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * Yes view described above
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?
 * Not explicitly but biases are present

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
 * Are the sources current?
 * Check a few links. Do they work?

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
 * Yes
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?
 * No
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?
 * Good sub sections but could use further elaboration

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
 * Only one description image but no others
 * Needs more figures and graphs showing impact of License Raj and different companies which succeeded as a result
 * Are images well-captioned?
 * Only one image which highlights the downside of License Raj and regulation in general.
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
 * Yes
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?
 * Only one image --> bar graph

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * Many conversations state how the wikipedia page reads like an essay arguing for deregulation rather than an encyclopedia
 * No reference to major conglomerates
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * India/Politics C-class - High Importance
 * Socialism C-class - Mid Importance
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?
 * During class we had a more neutral way of discussing the License Raj. We discussed how it had positive and negative implications such as the high tech giants but also the lack of economic growth. This article only mentions the latter.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status?
 * This article has multiple issues
 * What are the article's strengths?
 * Mentions over arching concepts of license raj well
 * How can the article be improved?
 * Less bias and more neutral conversation
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?
 * The article is underdeveloped and needs more academic backing

Optional activity

 * Choose at least 1 question relevant to the article you're evaluating and leave your evaluation on the article's Talk page. Be sure to sign your feedback

with four tildes — In what ways, if any, has the License Raj been beneficial for India?


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