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FDI in retail: Misplaced expectations and half-truths [1]

The central government claims that allowing foreign direct investment into India’s retail sector will benefit small farmers, expand employment and lower food inflation. What has been the experience in India with organised retail so far and what has been the global experience with FDI?

Publication Date: 
17/12/2011
Sukhpal Singh [2]
Economic and Political Weekly [3]
46
51
13-16
Tags:
Economy [4], Informal Sector [5], India [6], Farmers [7], Food Prices [8], Ministry of Commerce and Industry [9], Government Of India (GOI) [10]

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[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-commerce-and-industry
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