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Powerless policy
Electricity shortages, like some critical aspects of infrastructure, continue to haunt the economy. More

ACCOUNTANCY

A quarter billion records in a mammoth accounting reconciliation
Classified under `Culture' is this story, on http://washingtontimes.com, dated May 16: `Accounting for lost trust,' by John Heilprin of Associated Press. "What is ground zero for an accounting that will take seven years and cost ... More

QIP and the theory of trickle-down
The issue is about issues bypassing the public More

Shackling to make independent
A review of the efforts to improve audit quality More

Good policy plus service delivery
This book is from PAC. Not the Public Accounts Committee, but Pubic Affairs Centre (www.pacindia.org), "a think-tank cum citizen action support group dedicated to the cause of improving the quality of governance in India." It has brought ... More

POLITICS

Reservations: Let down by weak data
The Government's move to introduce reservation in the private sector may have the lofty aim of enhancing social justice. But it is unfortunate that policy formulations with such far-reaching implications are to be based on such a meagre and suspect d atabase, points out R. VAIDYANATHAN. More

The Left: Getting it right
The Left's rigid approach on economic reforms made several segments of society tread warily in dealing with it. Much of that has changed with Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee's efforts to attract investment into West Bengal. More

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