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Another Setback for the Tatas
C.P. Chandrasekhar
Tata Steel's decision of closing its steel operations in the UK reflects the pitfalls of Indian companies seeking success abroad rather than fixing problems at home.
Tata Tried to Turn the Tables on Britain. It Failed
Jayati Ghosh
A sense of reversal of colonial roles might have played a role in Tata Steel's acquisition of the British steel giant, but the Indian conglomerate seems to have overreached itself.
   
A Different Oil Shock
C.P. Chandrasekhar
Given the magnitude of the oil price fall, the world economy seems set for a deflationary crisis rather than expansionary deflation.
Financial Services under WTO: Disciplining governments and freeing business
C.P. Chandrasekhar
Services trade negotiations at the World Trade Organization may fail at the Doha Round, only because there has been no progress in agriculture and industrial goods trade.
   
Should the World Emulate US Crop Insurance?
Jomo Kwame Sundaram
The US crop insurance has been touted as the solution for vulnerable farmers all over the world but before emulating it is important to consider the perverse effects of it.
Farms versus Firms in Economic Development: The assumptions and consequences of learning dynamics in agriculture and manufacturing
Smita Srinivas, José Eustáquio Ribeiro Vieira Filho
This article analyses the technological dynamics of modern production and the coexistence of modern and backward sectors, the roots of such theorising and the implications for more dynamic frameworks of learning in economic development.
   
The Bursting of China's Housing Bubble
C.P. Chandrasekhar and Jayati Ghosh
The party is over in China’s real estate markets, but the policy makers are trying to revive it through financial deregulation and monetary easing that is unlikely to work.
Ever Expanding Debt Bubbles in China and India
C.P. Chandrasekhar and Jayati Ghosh
Even though China appears to have a much higher level of debt- GDP ratio, India's debt situation with much lower levels of corporate debt may prove to be more problematic.
   
Ukraine's Economy: Which way forward?
Rainer Kattel
Ukraine needs to focus on a bold agenda of managing or rather creating its own dynamic and competitive industry and gearing financial structure towards this industry.
Alice Amsden's Impact on Latin America
Helen Shapiro & Juan Carls Moreno Brid
This 'In Memoriam' discusses Alice Amsden's great intellectual legacy: her influence in better understanding Latin America's development challenges, obstacles and policy options.
   
The Tragedy of Soma Mine-Workers: A crime of peripheral capitalism unleashed
A. Erinc Yeldan
Privatisation of mining in Turkey has resulted in intentional evasion of security measures and safety standards leading to rise in tragedies like that in the Soma mines.
The US Economy Needs an Exports-led Boost
Dimitri B. Papadimitriou
The U.S. needs an export strategy led by government supported research and development to help rescue the recovery.
     
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