The Hindu Business Line : Monday, February 19, 2007

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OPINION

EDITORIAL
`Incredible' opportunity
Like a brand, a country must have a reputation, and in this India throws up a pale visage that is reflected in tourist arrivals too. More

BUDGET
BUDGET EXPECTATIONS
Wages of disparity
In terms of wages, even in the organised sector, India has a long way to go to catch up with even the so-called "sweat-shops" of China. And less said the better about the millions of workers in unorganised rural India, where the situation is invariab ly worse. More

ECONOMY
Selective taxation to curb inflation
Inflation will be cured only when the management of the economy is improved by liberalising education, real-estate and agriculture, says P. V. INDIRESAN, suggesting two immediate palliatives — a tax on the increase in disposable income over the previous year; and on construction on land whose value exceeds, say, Rs 1,000 a square yard. More

POLITICS
A crime that beggars description
A terrifying tragedy brought a load of shame that the State will take long to live down. More

MANAGEMENT
Backlash of globalisation?
Mention of the word Sweden to any of us probably brings to mind a collage of stunning blondes, amazingly athletic, record-breaking tennis players, long dark winters, and a very liberated sex life. A forwarded ... More

RBI & OTHER CENTRAL BANKS
The funding of the Fund
The news that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is facing financial difficulties in managing its current expenditure must bring perverse satisfaction to many who have received advice on austerity from missionaries of this august institution. ... More

MARKETING
Shock marketing backfires, or does it?
Though a guerrilla marketing attempt by a company was mistaken for terrorism in Boston, with its own consequences, the jury is still out on whether the company was hurt. More

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