The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, December 19, 2006

EDITORIAL
At crossroads of development
Till policy moves fast enough to clear the backlog of stagnation, growth will be non-inclusive and unsustainable. More

CORPORATE
Knowledge transfer in MNCs
Knowledge transfer has become a critical issue in multinational corporations. In their pursuit of success across different markets, MNCs need to concentrate not just on what they know, but also on `how' they gain that knowledge and transmit it ... More

ECONOMY
Formal finance for informal sector
The informal sector plays a significant role in the economy in terms of employment opportunities and poverty alleviation. This sector generates income-earning opportunities for a large number of people. In India, a large section of the total ... More

The bloating problem
That two economists can hold diametrically opposite views on a particular issue and still be hailed as great, puzzles observers. When some consider planning as a panacea for all economic evils, others feel it is the `Road to Serfdom' (Hayek). ... More

WTO
Multilateralism at crossroads
The aggressive push for preferential trade agreements by rich countries will only attenuate the rule-based multilateral system and the limited developmental gains scored by the WTO till now. More

INTERVIEW
`For Japan, India is a first mile investment'
"Japan is now focussed on India. The first tranche of it can easily be $2 billion, immediately, in the next 15 months. What they have not done in 15 years they will do in 15 months... " — MR KAMAL NATH, COMMERCE MINISTER More

BOOKS
When nuclear physicists talked economics
Two things that can frighten most people are nukes and economics. But, brace up, here is a book in which nuclear physicists talk economics... "Successful or not, we all go to various markets and participate in their activities. Yet, so little is ... More

LETTERS

SEBI's role

Retail and agriculture

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