The Hindu Business Line : Monday, April 22, 2002

Reform pangs in fertilisers
THE UNIT-BASED RETENTION pricing system for urea may finally be on its way out with the Group of Ministers set up to formulate a new pricing policy recommending a switch to a system of uniform subsidy for units of similar vintage or using ... More

ECONOMY

Vision 2020: The low development trap
IN RURAL development, the stress is invariably on maximising employment through labour-saving technology. That appears obvious. However, more jobs are created in capital-intensive cities than in labour-intensive villages. Why does labour-saving ... More

Paid more for performing less
WHEN high fliers receive dizzying sums as compensation, what is the principle at work? On the one hand, there is a principle of inherent worth of a job. If the work requires long training, high skill, and critical judgement, it should ... More

Food surplus and hunger paradox
In India, the MSP is often used to insulate the farmers from the forces of demand and supply in the market beyond the level required to avoid famine. This phenomenon prevents the nation from ensuring food security for those living below poverty line. More

POLICY

Police reforms
A TIME there was — alas, now beyond recall — when India's police force was admired for its spit-and-polish smartness, sharp reflexes, inflexible standards of discipline, effective enforcement of laws and prowess in investigation of ... More

EXIM POLICY

Exim Policy 2002-07 : Seeds of trouble for farm sector
For a country whose agricultural fortunes are uncertain because of a combination of factors, resurrecting the sagging morale of the farming community is most important. After all, whether it be maize, paddy, pulses, oilseeds or even plantation crops, agr iculture is plagued by the collapse of what used to be an assured market. More

CINEMA

Film financing: Focus on corporate ownership
A radically unconventional shift towards professional corporate ownership and management as also an integrated approach in the direction of film production, distribution and exhibition appear to be the ultimate solution. Such an integrated approach w ill also bring in the much needed change in the quality and content of the films produced in the country. More

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT

The FDI conundrum
SOME sections of the Indian media are bullish about the increase in foreign direct investments (FDI). However, a closer look at FDI flow patterns reveals that there is little to cheer for. A healthy increase in FDI inflows in India in a global ... More

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