The Hindu Business Line : Friday, September 08, 2006

ECONOMY
Why globalisation is in trouble - I
The dominant world powers historically pushed for globalisation as a means of increasing wealth and influence. Yet those nations fret as the emerging powers of India and China embrace the same strategy. Citizens of wealthy nations hold two concerns: Job loss from competition with low-wage countries and loss of national identity resulting from increasing numbers of immigrants. BRANCO MILANOVIC argues that Europe needs a social revolution. More

Clean bill of health to economy
RBI Annual Report More

FOREX
Fully `bankable'
The Tarapore Committee report meets the long-standing demand of industrial houses and the business community to enter the banking sector. More

HEALTH
Rural India needs large dose of health-care
Health-care in the country has improved quite dramatically, but remains urban-centric. Time, the Government focused more on Rural India. More

PETROLEUM
`We want to push energy conservation and efficiency strongly'
The Government is serious and you can see reform in the coal and power sectors and in many areas of non-conventional energy in the next few years. — DR KIRIT S. PARIKH, MEMBER, PLANNING COMMISSION More

GENDER
Women CEOs
The appointment of Ms Indra Nooyi with effect from October 1 as the President and Chief Executive Officer of PepsiCo, the world's fourth largest food and beverage company, with a turnover equal to Gujarat's GDP ... More

LETTERS

Raise insurance on bank deposits

Uncertainty on EET

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Why globalisation is in trouble - I

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