The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, October 11, 2005

Growth with equity
THE COMPLEMENTARY NATURE of equity and development is the central theme of the World Development Report 2006. As in the past; the annual World Bank publication discusses facets of its core theme from different perspectives and suggests solutions. ... More

ECONOMY

West Bengal must work to catch up
TRADE union, though the voice of workers, is also an institution that nurtures understanding between the labour and the management for a smooth functioning of the organisation. The recent tour of South-East Asia by ... More

India's balance of payments in transition
Recent weeks have seen a weakening of the rupee, even as the BSE Sensex shows signs of buoyancy. Underlying this trend are developments on the balance of payments front which point to a transition that could lead to an increase in external vulnerabi lity, argue C. P. Chandrasekhar and Jayati Ghosh. More

WATER

India's water economy — World Bank prescription does not hold water
Even while conceding that the World Bank's report is correct in stating that investments in large water infrastructure in India reflect a Build-Neglect-Rebuild philosophy, it may be prudent to bear in mind that the document has been prepared by an en tity that has a stake in water infrastructure. More

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT

World Investment Report 2005
India: Not quite yet the investors' darling
China has once again emerged as the darling of investors among developing economies worldwide. For analysts drawing comparisons with China's stupendous FDI performance, India's might seem a poor record. Unless the UPA Government convinces its allies of the need for foreign investment, India's dream of locking on to a high growth trajectory will remain just that. This, says G. Srinivasan, is the lesson for India from the latest World Investment Report. More

LETTERS

Trade unions in IT industry

Audit systems

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