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Everyday problems in economics
Rajnish stays in the college hostel. His dad, who used to send Rs 5,000 every month for expenses, became generous for some reason, and hiked the stipend to Rs 7,000. Rajnish is now going to lot more movies than before, and eating less at the ...
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FOR THE ASKING
Why are bribes not allowed as business expenditure?
It is a reality of the business world that nothing moves without greasing the itchy palms of those wielding power. Given this reality, why are bribes paid not allowed as business expenditure? Prashant Sahu, ...
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SWATI CA
India’s Marshal Mackennas
Story so far: Returning from a six-month sabbatical for a diploma in developmental economics, I find things look totally different. Society seems to be in the grip of impatience, with almost everyone watching the charts. Are we ...
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RACY CASES
‘Mechanism design’ in this year’s Nobel
Irritated about the Rs 75,000 that he had lost in the stock market, Krishnan sat in a corner. “I am never…I mean NEVER going to that wretched place again…I have had enough of it,” he said to his wife Savithri who looked ...
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STICKLISH ISSUES
World Bank loan for rural projects
Responses to Sticklish Issues dated November 5.
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How to ensure that farmers get more?
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