The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, February 22, 2005

Street-smart SEBI
KEEPING THE SECURITIES Exchange Board of India in tune with market trends and credible in implementing its regulatory framework has to be at the top of the agenda of the new Chairman, Mr M. Damodaran. Over the past decade, SEBI has put in place ... More

BUDGET

Budget 2005-06: Will UPA Government pass the litmus test?
A 7-8 per cent GDP growth can become possible in the coming fiscal year on the strength of the remarkable upturn in industry and buoyant growth in services, hopefully with a satisfactory monsoon, but the Government and the Reserve Bank of India will have to be on guard for keeping inflation well within 5 per cent and for quick response to any external shock arising from the global imbalances. More

CORPORATE

Foreign, or feudal, direct investment?
IN THE late 1970s, when I, along with a group of very interesting colleagues, graduated from the Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, we faced a choice in terms of the placement opportunities available to ... More

ECONOMY

The real forces behind China's rapid growth
In the previous edition of Macroscan, C. P. Chandrasekhar and Jayati Ghosh examined the pattern of economic growth in China over the past two decades and considered the macroeconomic policies associated with the growth trend and periodic deflation. In this edition they consider the possible factors behind the sustained growth and assess the degree of replicability by other developing countries. More

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

A bitter harvest
HE REPRESENTED the brave new `green' face of Indian enterprise. He was at the forefront when a number of young educated Indians looked at rural India as a means of livelihood, spurning the relative comforts of urban ... More

ECONOMIC OFFENCES

Capital punishment for corruption
Corruption has seldom been regarded as the source of a debilitating economic disadvantage. In fact, it has an impact similar to that of an earthquake. Capital in the context of economics refers to financial and human capital and these shun corrupt na tions. India's low score of 2.8 has important implications for its economic future. The capital punishment in the form of meagre FDI inflows and investments will spill into trade too, says G. Ramachandran. More

LETTERS

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