The Hindu Business Line : Monday, December 15, 2003

Fast running out of jobs
Unemployment is growing, and economic theory has no clear answer to the problem. It is not merely the unemployed who suffer, the nation loses because it does not get what the unemployed could have produced. Its socio-economic impact is considerable, says P. V. Indiresan, offering certain remedies, looking at the conventional solutions. More

EDITORIAL

Blame not the FTA
IS INDIA'S FREE trade agreement with Sri Lanka fast becoming the favourite whipping boy of those frustrated with the dynamics of a free market? Why else should the FTA come under renewed attack from different quarters — especially people's ... More

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Bombastic jamboree
THE UN, never at its wits' end in organising jamborees or dipping into its scant budget for chasing wild geese, went to great lengths on December 10-12 to provide a retreat at Geneva for the governments of 175 countries ... More

POLITICS

The message from Assembly elections 2003 — Give the people what they want
THE din and dust of the State elections in the heartland of India has not yet settled down. Analysts and commentators are busy explaining the rout of the Congress in most of the States. The rise of BJP in Madhya ... More

WATER

Drinking water for all — A mission that needs vision
THE Approach Paper to the Tenth Plan went thus: "Despite good monsoons continuously for the last twelve years and high priority from the Government of India for the programme of augmenting the supply of drinking water ... More

MANAGEMENT

Nepotism isn't good, is it?
ROY Disney wanted his son, Roy Patrick, to be appointed a Director of Walt Disney Co. a couple of years ago. Roy, whose father was a co-founder of the company along with his brother Walt, was himself a Director and ... More

The winning style in management
Employees must recognise opportunities, deal with changes, resolve problems, prioritise issues, and make decisions. More

STOCK MARKETS

The importance of tactical asset allocation
IN RECENT times, many fund houses have filed offer documents with the Securities and Exchange Board of India to launch Monthly Income Plans (MIPs). Such funds invest a substantial proportion of their portfolio in bonds, ... More

LETTERS

Fiscal deficit

Mountain development

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