The Hindu Business Line : Monday, November 13, 2006

ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
Should we unlearn what little accounting we know?
Do you find it difficult to make out head and tail of company accounts? If yes, cheer up that you aren't alone. The bosses of international audit networks are confused too! In a document released only days ago in Paris, the CEOs of big ... More

EDITORIAL
Tough medicine
Whether price controls will stifle the pharma sector's capacity to plough back adequate surpluses into research needs to be debated. More

ECONOMY
Market realities soften Bolivian nationalisation
Governments are only slowly learning the ropes of how to use smart negotiation techniques and market forces to get what they want at far less cost. More

Is India's growth a flash in the pan?
The future of India as part of the BRIC group seems assured in the light of recent developments. But the powers-that-be must ensure that this trend continues and India maintains its position as a leader of the developing countries, not only in GDP bu t in human development indicators and the quality of human life. More

Poor `human progress' in India
There has hardly been any change in the `human progress'' content of growth in the much-touted era of 7-8 per cent GDP growth rate. Not only is India at the bottom of the heap as far as comparable large economies are concerned, the economies below it hail mostly from under-developed Africa. More

Inclusive without being altruistic
Unlike SEZs that are overloaded with capital and commercial experts but short on local content, PURA includes social development — mass transport, education, healthcare and housing — and multiple classes of services to cater to both rich and poor. This is where it has the edge, says P. V. INDIRESAN. More

MANAGEMENT
Acquiring a multi-faceted personality
The higher one climbs in an organisation, the more multi-directional and multi-dimensional are the demands made on him. The want of awareness on the part of top executives of the need to acquire a multi-faceted ... More

HUMAN RESOURCES
Attrition check
Attrition today is a gnawing problem but effective management of the issue definitely helps to some extent. More

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`Manufacturing in H1 records smart growth'

`India-China trade can double to $30 b by 2009'

Egg prices may meet resistance at current levels

Is India's growth a flash in the pan?

Retirement savings' plans: Will it happen soon?

Market sentiment turning too optimistic?

Is there retail room for all?

Looking back
Nov. 5-Nov. 11
Political reforms, a must

Why gold prices and US interest rates move in tandem

US hand in the battle of Begums

Tax structuring and planning via the Netherlands can be worthwhile