The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, March 22, 2005

Developing unity
THE NEW DELHI meeting of the select developing nations has succeeded in formulating specific demands which the developed economies will find hard to ignore in the run up to the December ministerial meeting in Hong Kong of members of the World ... More

ECONOMY

Developed country by 2020?
Indicators India must track and live up to
In an interesting look at how the Human Development Index is computed, Bhanoji Rao applies the measures and equations to assess India's chances of becoming a `developed' country by 2020. Further, he lists several conventional and non-conventio nal indicators that gauge the pace of development in a country about which India needs to do something urgently if it has to count among the high-fliers in 15 years. More

Budget: Overcoming roadblocks to growth
India has a very large network of poor quality roads. The stretch of national highways that carries 45 per cent of total traffic is mostly two-lanes with heavy traffic, low service and slow speeds. Road maintenance is grossly under-funded, with only one-third of needs being met. More

SOCIAL WELFARE

Integrated Child Development Services scheme — The unfulfilled potential
The Integrated Child Development Services scheme will be 30 years old this year. It has achieved some successes, yet the problems which it was meant to address remain substantial. In this edition of Macroscan, C. P. Chandrasekhar and Jayati Ghosh assess the impact of the ICDS and consider how it can be made more effective. More
HUMAN RESOURCES
People managers
HOW does one react to a leader who affectionately hugs an employeeon the shop floor and doubles the latter's happiness by expressing appreciation for a small suggestion made by him? Or better still, one who cares to ask ... More
LETTERS

Transaction tax
An international practice?

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