Seattle came to Davos after all. The 30th World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting of 2000 has made it clear-both as a concept and in term of actual violence-that sentiment against economic

Barely a fortnight after publishing its World Development Report, the World Bank has released another big study on growth and poverty. The new study, no less than its predecessor, is a harmful muddle

Attacks by NGOs have ironically given rise to a backlash by some World Bank members against greater openess and transparancy. The problem came to a head last month. World Bank staff proposed that

Delhi has topped the seven northern states in terms of productivity of labour and capital. It also has the second lowest cost of capital among the states in the region. This was stated in the Annual

The Rajasthan Government has amended its Panchayati Raj law by issuing an ordinance barring a candidate from contesting in more than one constitutency in the panchayat

A free trade arrangement between the UK and the US would have virtually no impact on overall economic growth in either country, and could be negative under some circumstances, the US International

Eminent social worker Baba Amte and orthopaedic surgeon Dr Sunil Thakur have been selected for Netaji Award 2000 by the All India Critics Association. Announcing the names of the receipents of

The weary captains of global capitalism said they were finishing the annual summit of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank one day early-but they insisted their business was done and they

A small number of protesters against global capitalism have, as expected, graced the annual meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund in Prague with their ugly presence. They should

The World Bank has come out with a new research showing that countries could double their per capita incomes by improving their legal systems and combating corruption.This was stated in the bank