The Hindu Business Line : Monday, May 27, 2002

Distorting world farm trade
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, INCLUDING India, that participated in the Uruguay Round Agriculture Agreement are discovering to their dismay that developed nations are not averse to practise something different from what they preach or agree to. ... More

AUDITING

Asian CEOs' concerns

ECONOMY

Limited options for international investors
STOCKS in the US have had a roller-coaster ride the last three weeks. There is an overwhelming urge among American investors to deny that they are in different times and that the era of technology, productivity and gimmick-induced boom of the ... More

Pay offs of trade liberalisation
THE post-Second World War era has seen unprecedented growth of the global economy, attributable to some extent to trade liberalisation. There have been eight rounds of multilateral negotiations, including the Uruguay Round concluded in 1994, ... More

ENVIRONMENT

The goal of sustainable growth
SUSTAINABLE development, rather than high growth, is becoming the goal the world over, especially in the high growth economies of the developing world. As for Indian cities, they are, without doubt, some of the most polluted in the world. But ... More

Economic valuation of environmental programmes
THE protection of the environment emerged as one of the principal concerns in the latter half of the 20th century and is likely to increasingly dominate the political agenda at the beginning of the third millennium. Continual growth in ... More

FOREX

Forex reserves: Crisis of abundance
ARE we suffering from an abundance of forex reserves similar to our grain mountains? Concerned, critics are pointing out its negative effects. After all, reserves held by the RBI imply their being placed as securities with leading central banks ... More

MANAGEMENT

Personnel managers: New corporate hatchet men?
THE gradual decline in the stature and role of the personnel manager in most corporates in India over the recent past is a matter of concern to management experts. When pink slips are the order of the day and employee retention has taken a back ... More

LETTERS

Toll fees

War clouds?

Cars in peril

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