OPINION
EMPLOYMENT
Bias against the self-employed
The policies the Government is pursuing could well render unemployable all those who are self-employed now. There appears to be an inherent bias against the self-employed, who are being driven out of their vocations without any re-training or alterna tive skill development. R. Vaidyanathan presents the case of the self-employed.
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EDITORIAL
Bittersweet saga
THE UNSEEMLY CONTROVERSY within the government over import of raw sugar and the manner of fulfilling the export obligation is in poor taste, to say the least. The common man is unconcerned with the difference of opinion between the Commerce and ...
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ACCOUNTANCY
Wiggle room in accounting to stage fiscal gimmicks
IN FEBRUARY, when the BJP-led NDA government was bullish about a return to power after the elections, and presented the Interim Budget, the Opposition was quick to decry it as `poll gimmicks'. Shivraj Patil had said ...
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The three legs of corporatedom
N. R. Moorthy on how ownership, management and control are interrelated in the corporate milieu
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How to write annual reports
The best year-end reviews tell the message straight, says Brian Henderson
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BANKING
Banking consolidation must be synergy-driven
Consolidation emerged as a defining characteristic of the modern banking world, primarily to leverage the benefits of large size, expanding and diversifying bank loan portfolios to lessen the likelihood of failure and harnessing core competencies. Bu t consolidation is no panacea for all the ills of banking and size has to be seen as a facilitator rather than an all-inclusive means to efficiency. Given such apprehensions, mergers may be a mixed blessing unless they are market-led and synergy-driv en.
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BOOKS
Corporate governance is essentially a state of mind
BUSINESS ethics, value creation, transparency, credibility, integrity, trust, honesty, responsibility, accountability, and `all good thoughts' are part of what Sanjiv Agarwal is passionate about in Corporate ...
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LETTERS
Calamity committee
Investing in warning systems
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