The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, May 06, 2009

OPINION

AUTOMOBILES: Global Automotive Industry — Frugal engineering holds the key
The global automotive industry is in the throes of some fundamental structural changes. GM’s CEO, Mr Rick Wagoner, has stepped aside at the US government’s request. Chrysler has filed for bankruptcy, and is preparing for a ...

ECONOMICS: Friedman vs Keynes
The global economic crisis has rekindled the classic yet unsettled debate about government intervention, free markets and capitalism. Economists to this day are at loggerheads about this, and the most famous on either side of the debate are ...

EDITORIAL: Protectionist code
When your house is devastated by a tsunami, you don’t hand out your money to others so that they can rebuild their houses. You concentrate on rebuilding your own. The US President, Mr Barack Obama’s proposals in respect of the US ...

AGRICULTURE: NGOs in agriculture
Not so long ago, social service was undertaken by dedicated individuals, occasionally assisted by some of their close friends and relatives. These people were moved by compassion and empathy. The projects included opening of ...

LETTERS: External sector
The article “Assessing the external sector” (Business Line, May 4) was informative and meaningful. In the near term, there is no prospect of significant improvement in earnings from exports, software and ...

LETTERS: Employment issue
The editorial “Scripting a revival” (Business Line, May 5) has aptly remarked that “The Government must ensure that public spending creates the commensurate increase in employment and demand ...

Columnists: • C Gopinath • Harish Bijoor • G Chandrashekhar • S Murlidharan • Sharad Joshi • Mohan Murti • S Balakrishnan • Bharat Savur • B S Raghavan • Ganesh Challa • Bhanoji Rao • Swati • T Banusekar • Ramanujam Sridhar • Ranabir Ray Choudhury • Rasheeda Bhagat • P.V. Indiresan • P Devarajan • S Muralidhar • R K Raghavan • B Venkatesh • S Venkitaramanan

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