Whose corporate social responsibility?

Increasingly, corporations are under pressure, often from activist non-governmental organisations, to take on specific corporate social responsibility (CSR) obligations.
But the fact that CSR is.. Read full story

G20 accord needs US policy shift

In the wake of the subprime crisis, the G20 coordinated its fiscal and monetary actions to avoid an economic catastrophe.
It succeeded in averting a possible repeat of the Great Depression.Read full story

Raising investment in higher education

While the university system in England is far from broken, in the last several decades, the more dynamic and competitive US universities have relegated it to the second position worldwide.

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Obama's landmark visit to India

But, his ‘Small expectations’ (ET, Oct 20) on President Obama’s priorities, strategies.. Read full story

Policy response to rising capital inflows

Low rates in the developed world and quantitative easing increase the possibility of spike in capital inflows to India.
Morgan Stanley’s global economics team expects interest rates in .. Read full story

Get into a mission mode on co-ops

When I worked for the revival of Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies,I discovered that no amount of member education helped.What really mattered was raising the members financial stake.Onc.. Read full story

Mobile financial services for poor

AS MOBILE penetration increases in India,its inevitable that it spreads economic wellbeing.Now that money transfers,payments and banking can take place over the device,financial .. Read full story

Decoding the savings rate miracle

One of the real macroeconomic successes of this phase of India’s reform process has been the increase in our savings rate.
This has also resulted in a higher investment rate, which, inde.. Read full story

For a grand bargain at G20

The current travails of the US economy and the specific policy response of the US administration have brought war back to the headlines: currency war, threats of a trade war.

A .. Read full story

Small expectations

It would be unwise to expect too much from President Obama’s coming visit to India.
Indians were delighted when Obama became the first black President of the US. Yet, we are now obliged.. Read full story