The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, November 17, 2005

A specialist's job
THE FOOD AND Consumer Affairs Minister, Mr Sharad Pawar's stand at the recent Parliamentary Consultative Committee meeting against the proposed merger of the stock market and commodity futures market regulators — Securities Exchange Board ... More

ECONOMY

Liberalising migration — Powerful force for poverty reduction
In its annual Global Economic Prospects (GEP) for 2006, the World Bank contends that migration could deliver welfare gains for migrants, and for their origin and host countries. It says developing countries should seek agreements with countries to wh ich their nationals migrate to improve the conditions under which they cross borders, seek and maintain employment and send a part of their earnings home. More

ACCOUNTANCY

How to better ride out the downturns
A LITTLE learning is a dangerous thing, said George Bernard Shaw, and added, "But we must take that risk because a little is as much as our biggest heads can hold." A risk that is eminently worth taking, especially by professionals who are ... More

Be prepared at the threshold
R. Anand on how the capturing of expense details right at the source helps in complying with FBT provisions More

POLITICS

Bihar's continuing woes
With one more phase of polling left in the Bihar Assembly polls, the Naxal attack on the Jehanabad prison has brought into sharp focus the serious break-down of law and order in the State. The RJD chief, Mr Lalu Prasad, is widely blamed for most of t he State's ills, and of having no agenda for its economic development. But when the politicking is done and the new government is in place, will it be any better, asks Rasheeda Bhagat. More

MANAGEMENT

Rediscovering the obvious
THIS column celebrated the achievement of Peter Drucker, the management master, a few days ago and referred to the neglect of his writings in academic circles. Not that what he said was not relevant, but it was too much ... More

BOOKS

Weakness in infrastructure can frustrate supervisory oversight
YOU don't need to be reminded that "in theory, private capital should flow to capital-scarce developing countries and help smooth spending." But it may come as a jolt to many that "in practice, there have been large net transfers from developing ... More

LETTERS

SAARC summit

A wake-up call for IT

Robust markets

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