![]() Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Monday, June 02, 2003 |
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OPINION EDITORIAL Affordable freedom HAVING ROLLED BACK many a policy measure under the slightest pressure, the Centre has demonstrated a refreshingly positive attitude on the introduction of the conditional access system for cable television in the four metros from July 15. The ... More ECONOMY Developmental projects The multiple stakeholder approach A review of the process of developmental aid would show that it has historically followed a top down approach, with an often un-masked over-confidence and arrogance of the rich giving away charity. Aid experts often assumed that they knew the ground realities and the problems, and had the solutions for them. A typical economist-driven approach lacked elements of consumer-orientation, which is so fundamental to excellence. More FOREX
Invisibles in India's balance of paymentsThe country's strong BoP situation being heavily dependent on inflows under the `invisibles' category, there is need for a positive policy thrust that facilitates the latter. More PHARMACEUTICALS Figuring out drug pricing ON A recent trip to Aix en Provence in France, my wife discovered that she forgot to bring her prescription medication with her. Taking a chance, she walked into a pharmacy near the hotel and asked for the medication. The assistant promptly ... More TERRORISM Activists in terror HITHERTO terrorism's powerful propellants were considered to be chiefly ideological frenzy, religious fanaticism, political discontent, cultural paranoia and ethnic obsession. But a new kind of maniacal terrorism has taken roots, particularly in ... More TRADE & LABOUR UNIONS
Trade unions must be proactive, not reactiveTrade unionists should accept that labour is not the sole producer of prosperity; that capital too contributes. They cannot afford to play the passive role of wealth distribution; they should become active as wealth-creators. Trade unions require new ideas and strategies to face the challenges of the knowledge economy of the twenty-first century, says P. V. Indiresan. More ECONOMIC OFFENCES Wall Street's settlement with regulators ON APRIL 28, 10 investment banks agreed to pay $1.4 billion without admitting or denying guilt to settle various charges brought against them by federal and State regulators in the US. They were essentially accused of deceiving ... More LETTERS Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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