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OPINION
EMPLOYMENT
American jobs data bring bad news for India
While the sluggish job creation is to be expected of an economy that has always boasted of more virtues than it actually possessed, blame-game would continue and with greater vigour. This is not good news in an election year.
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EDITORIAL
Re-starting WTO negotiations
THERE HAS BEEN a flurry of activity to get the negotiations re-started at the World Trade Organisation so that the end-2004 deadline for the Doha Round can be kept. Players as important as the US Trade Representative, Mr Robert Zoellick, the EU ...
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ECONOMY
Growth rates under the NDA Government
The rate and pattern of economic growth under the NDA Government has become a controversial issue after the ruling coalition decided to make its supposed delivery of "high growth" a campaign issue in the coming elections. In this edition o f Macroscan, C. P. Chandrasekhar and Jayati Ghosh investigate the actual evidence on growth of GDP and the major sectors of the economy.
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TEXTILES
Indian textiles in quota-free world
A tough future awaits the Indian textiles and apparel industry after the end of the MFA quota dispensation. Competition will be rife. The industry will do its best to protect existing markets and make inroads into those of its rivals, mainly from Chi na.
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RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Micro finance: Preparing for a major thrust
It is time to promote NGO-business partnerships in micro finance to provide gainful activities to, and empower, the poor. Many NGOs are funded by corporates, but there are hardly any NGO-business partnerships as in developed countries. The Government must encourage business houses to participate in this activity as they have a stake in creating a market for their goods and services in the rural areas, says S. D. Naik.
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LETTERS
India shining
The missing angle
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