OPINION
EDITORIAL
Revamping the vegoil complex
THE DRIFT OF the Rs 75,000-crore oilseed and vegetable oil complex, an important segment of the burgeoning food processing sector, has been a cause for concern. Even as demographic pressure and income growth drive up consumption, the production ...
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ECONOMY
Discerning the data
EVEN as economists such as Mr Lester Thurow of the US express doubts about the veracity of the data regarding the growth of the economies of Japan and China, the basis on which the related figures are arrived at itself ...
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The economic fallout of outsourcing
IT IS a horror staring at US professionals these days: Receiving pink slips and their jobs going to lowly recruits abroad. They blame it all on outsourcing. Indeed, there are reasons for their despondency. Leading ...
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Learning from Washington's economic woes
Recently released OECD figures show that the US is no longer the No. 1 destination for foreign direct investment. Its apparent disregard for both economic and diplomatic fundamentals, and blithe glossing over of gigantic deficits and huge underfunde d liabilities put it at grave risk from economic threats that are scarier than a terrorist attack. Clearly, the US will henceforward have to fight hard for its piece of the global investment pie, says K. P. Prabhakaran Nair.
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MANAGEMENT
The eclipse of management doctrine
MANAGEMENT as an art and a science has been defined as "getting things done by other people". The profession of management arose and evolved in sequel to the Industrial Revolution, based only on this thesis. Whereas a ...
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RAILWAYS
Kulhads, khadi and kambals in Railways
LAST WEEK, I had occasion to travel by rail from North to South and from East to West. I was looking forward to witness the effect of the Railway Minister, Mr Lalu Prasad Yadav's innovation of tea and curd being served ...
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BOOKS
Why reminisce?
THE other day I sauntered into a public library and asked for a much-talked about book of reminiscences written by a long time friend of mine who retired from a high official position. I was startled to find that it ...
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LETTERS
Fluctuating oil prices
The right choice
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