Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Tuesday, May 07, 2002
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OPINION EDITORIAL Bitter pill for sugar mills LONG ACCUSTOMED TO protection and control, the sugar sector is slowly waking up to the approaching reality. After the phased decontrol over the last three years, New Delhi is to completely free the industry by the beginning of the new season. ... More ECONOMY Public service reforms, key for change Unless public servants are asked to produce the output and results per unit input, based on an agreed contract or understanding, the government will continue to pay unproductive wages and perks as a `model employer'. Merit and professionalism must pr evail over professional affiliations to protect and nurture efficient systems. Though this sounds simple, it will depend on recognising the legal, administrative and mental preparedness of the system. If ignored, these deficiencies of the public serv ices might even entrench the private sector! More PETROLEUM Hydrocarbon sector, post-APM -- Putting the cart before the horse? THE Centre had in 1997 notified the details of the programme of dismantling the APM (administered pricing mechanism) for petro products. As a result, the consumer prices of petroleum products with the exception of motor spirit (MS), high speed ... More POLITICS LTTE on the path of image makeover THE occasion of May Day was used by the LTTE to reiterate their faith in the leadership of its supremo Mr V. Prabhakaran. And, all those who are perceived to be against the Tigers in general and their chief in particular, were berated in no ... More
The Le Pen phenomenon -- Questions and answers MANAGEMENT 
Karma yoga as strategyA MANAGEMENT scholar once remarked that there are as many definitions of strategy as there are writers on the subject. Today, according to Henry Mintzberg, as many as ten major schools of strategy exist. These schools approach strategy from ... More DISINVESTMENT State as super venture capitalist THE public sector — whether the industrial undertakings or the utilities — helped establish a social and industrial infrastructure. While the public sector undertakings (PSUs) have come in for a re-defined role in terms of ... More CORPORATE GOVERNANCE Enron debacle: Systemic corporate failure IN THE past few decades the tidal wave of globalisation of business has intensified, with sharply increasing market power of multinational corporations (MNCs). It is unbelievable that the combined annual revenue of the top five MNCs exceeds the ... More PEOPLE R. K. Talwar: A banker ahead of his times THE passing away of R. K. Talwar marks the end of a distinct era in Indian banking. The Hindu notes that he was the `Father of SSI (Small Scale Industries)'. But Talwar's contributions to the banking industry cannot be limited to SSIs. The ... More LETTERS Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
Top Stories In Depth Inside Kashmir Guide to derivatives US-64 Looking back Apr. 28-May. 4 Mr Sinha is not the villain Govt wins vote but key allies mount pressure The TDS milch cow |
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