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Everything you always wanted to know about globalisation

A Citizen's Guide to the Globalisation of Finance by Kavaljit Singh Zed Books, London, 1999 pp xt+187, INR 120

By Sujeev Shakya

/ 31 Aug 1999

AT DEBT’S DOOR

On the surface, it seems that Pakistan is making a comeback into the good hooks of the international financial community. In the third week of January, it received a USD

By Shujauddin Qureshi

/ 31 Jan 1999

Great speech, Your Excellency

An ambassador is an honest man sent to lie abroad for the good of his country," said Sir Henry Wotton back in 1604, and some things never seem to

By Quddus Mia

/ 1 May 1998

Wounded Tigers

Brokers are jumping off hotel balconies in Hong Kong. In Thailand, the government has put out a mental health alert. Suicide hotline switchboards are jammed in Korea. Currencies have become

By The Editors

/ 31 Jan 1998

In Pakistan, the Social Clause is Finally an Issue

Whenever Pakistani NGO people have a chance to mingle with fellow Subcontinental, one question always comes up. Why are Pakistani NGOs so passive and mute about the effects of International

By Farjad Nabi

/ 1 Jun 1996

Bad advise from world bank

Almost 16 years ago, Robert McNamara visited Upper Volta (presently Burkina Faso) as President of the World Bank. In his report to the Directors of the Bank upon his return,

By Devendra Raj Upadhya

/ 1 Mar 1992