The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, August 22, 2002

Crisis in American capitalism: Lesson for India
IS AMERICAN capitalism crumbling? Recent revelations of corporate crookedness and accounting scandals have shaken the very foundations of the American capitalist model. Corporate America's fall from grace has been sudden and complete. The ... More

EDITORIAL

`Fruits' of power
IT HAD TO happen. Mr Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu had to go, sooner than later. A chartered accountant by profession and an upright and tenacious Minister by nature, Mr Prabhu had set about his work methodically in the problem-ridden Ministry of ... More

ECONOMY

Sustaining development — An opportunity in Johannesburg
Given the current trends in production and consumption, social and environmental strains threaten to derail development efforts and erode living standards. If we wisely safeguard our vital resources, key among them being the environment and social st ability, we will attain the growth rates essential to reduce poverty in ways that will last. The World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg next week gives us the chance to put those words into action, says James D. Wolfensohn. More

Public savings for `private' enterprise
UNTIL the late 18th century there was no adequate realisation even in England that public savings could be invaluable in obtaining the capital required by an expanding industry. The floatation of railway companies in the early 19th century and ... More

ACCOUNTANCY

Recast the Schedule
R. Anand on the need to review the format of financial statements More

The bottomline ceiling
S. Murlidharan on when Central Government approval becomes necessary for managerial remuneration More

Goose chase
FOR more than 48 hours, the authorities have been going over our office with a fine-tooth comb, looking for client records that are being destroyed. It usually happens this late, as the movie cops who come after the last bullet had been fired ... More

LETTERS

Cost audits

Prime lending rate

Power sector's loss

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Sustaining development — An opportunity in Johannesburg

Shakti LPG turns sick — Net worth wiped out

Nasscom sees pricing pressure bottoming out

Customers still to benefit: TRAI survey

Banks reject tax challans sans PAN

'Raw sugar imports to replenish stocks' — Part of cost-effective operations, says Sakthi Sugars CMD

In Depth
Gender Justice