OPINION
OUTSOURCING
A stormy passage to India
The outsourcing of jobs by American corporates in pursuit of cost cuts and better efficiency has provoked a backlash in the US and become part of the Presidential electoral campaign. These rumblings have implications for India's macroeconomic policie s.
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EDITORIAL
An unfair clamp-down
THE LATEST MOVE by the United States Senate to ban outsourcing of certain federally-funded contracts is along predictable lines. Only a couple of months back a similar clause was inserted in the legislation authorising Federal spending for this ...
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ECONOMY
Industrial clusters: Kerala adopts the Italian model
The Kerala Industries Department has identified 44 clusters for development.
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A reality check on India Shining
However much India may be shining and the feel-good factor may prevail, the country is in a poor shape in many spheres. The World Development Report 2004 gives a reality check on the state of the poor. The nation has a long way to go before it can de scribe itself as glowing, says P. V. Indiresan.
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POWER
Power bargaining on energy trading
The opening up of the energy services industry in India should be done with caution. As this exercise has started only recently, there is enough room for negotiations at the WTO on the manner and form in which the trade should take place.
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HUMAN RESOURCES
Of missing jobs and outsourcing concerns
THE US economy has been lumbering out of its recession. Industrial production rose 2.4 per cent by end of last year and GDP is said to be growing at an annualised rate of 4.3 per cent. The stock market is on an ...
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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
How corporate governance rating would help
Changes in corporate governance rating could be a useful piece of information in the same way as changes in the credit rating are.
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PEOPLE
Passing of a banker-economist
IT was a shock to hear of the sudden passing of Dr T. K. Velayudham, a good friend, a great professional and a true gentleman to his finger-tips. Only on Sunday, February 29, he was invited to deliver the 100th talk of ...
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