The recent spate of leaked exam papers is crying out for a solution. Here is my proposal. It is simple and cheap and will avoid the humongous costs of leaked questions.
April 30, 2004
by Atanu Dey
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Monthly Archives: April 2004
April 29, 2004
by atanu
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Why, oh why, don’t they own shoes?
If one ponders the question of why cobbler’s children often go barefoot, one comes to the obvious conclusion that cobblers are traditionally poor and cannot afford the luxury of the same shoes that they produce for others. It is not … Continue reading
April 26, 2004
by atanu
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Why loving thy enemies is a flawed strategy
Here’s a story I heard some time ago, about a farmer who consistently won the first prize for his fine crop of corn every year at the county agricultural contest. Peculiarly, after the contest he would give away the seeds … Continue reading
April 22, 2004
by atanu
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Pondering Globalization
What is globalization? My definition of globalization is this: the web of material and informational connections that spans the globe and includes within it about 20 percent of the world population held together through socio-economic, political, military, and religious links.
April 21, 2004
by atanu
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The Tathagata on “It’s the small stuff, stupid”
By and large, I am coming around to the conclusion that Indians must be amongst the most hardworking people on the planet. They are not lazy. At least they are not physically lazy. If there is an easy and simple … Continue reading
April 20, 2004
by atanu
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Democracy in India
Just like India is the world’s largest potential market, India is also the world’s largest potential democracy. I don’t think what we have currently in India to be a true democracy. It is what I would call a cargo cult … Continue reading
April 13, 2004
by atanu
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Dollar Auctions and Deadly Games
Some years ago during the Kargil episode, I had analysed the conflict between India and Pakistan over Kashmir as a dollar aution (DA)and written a piece called Dollar Auctions and Deadly Games. I believe that the model has interesting implications … Continue reading
April 12, 2004
by atanu
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As India Develops
My business partner at Deeshaa, Rajesh Jain has been focusing his Tech Talks under the heading As India Develops where discusses challenges and opportunities along the road to a developed India. The topics he introduces in these series of Tech … Continue reading
April 10, 2004
by atanu
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India’s primary concerns
The Slimes Times of India is a widely read English newspaper in India. It perhaps reflects the concerns, the choices, the culture, and the mindset of those whom I refer to as the residents of India (as opposed to the … Continue reading
April 9, 2004
by atanu
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Nani Palkhivala’s Vision for India
This weblog is about India’s development as seen from my personal viewpoint. Like many others, I too have a vision for India although it is not as well known as the famous Vision 2020. Among all the visions that I … Continue reading
April 9, 2004
by atanu
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Gradualism of Indian Reforms
B-Span is “an internet-based broadcasting station that presents World Bank seminars, workshops, and conferences on a variety of sustainable development and poverty reduction issues.” A recent video Some Lessons from Economic Reforms in India features Montek Singh Alhuwalia, and has … Continue reading
April 7, 2004
by atanu
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Dr. Banerjee’s ‘Quo Vadis’ to the Indian telecommunications sector
Advances in telecommunications technology is at the core of the revolution that defines our present global economy. We need to remember, however, that technology itself is embedded in a larger social context which is shaped by regulation and other political … Continue reading
April 4, 2004
by atanu
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RISC, Deeshaa, and Rajesh Jain — The story so far
The latest issue of Businessworld has an in-depth interview with Vinod Khosla in which Vinod refers to the economic model RISC — Rural Infrastructure & Services Commons. (Unfortunately, the reporter does not get the name of the model correct in … Continue reading
April 2, 2004
by atanu
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A Unique View on Outsourcing
I usually reserve my political views for my other weblog at Berkeley Life is a Random Draw. I am calling a time-out and I will post one personal opinion on a matter that is not directly related to economic development. … Continue reading
April 1, 2004
by atanu
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Reading: Galbraith’s Journey Through Economic Time
John Kenneth Galbraith’s A Journey Through Economic Time (1994) is, like all his works, fascinating reading. One cannot read a single page without pausing to think and reflect. It is slow going consequently.