Posted by sanjaykaul on August 1, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Something just doesn’t add up. Governmental gobbledygook tells us we’re doing fine. Big media bleats the same message most obediently while economist spin meisters do rounds of TV studios and trammel us with data. Nobody knows what to think. Are we in the grip of a recession or a recovery? Is the inflation good for … Read more
Filed under Governance · Tagged with Australia, capitalism, Commonwealth Games 2010, Congress, cost of living, Dr. Manmohan Singh, economist PM, education, electricity, GDP, global financial crisis, globalization, Governance, Greece, health, hospital bills, inflation, infrastructure, laws, lending, Metro, middle class, milk, Nandan Nilekani, Olympics, petrol, Planning Commission, poor, recession, recovery, savings, social justice, Sonia Gandhi, spending, state, Sydney, taxes, transport, UID Scheme, United Progressive Alliance, UPA, Water
Posted by sanjaykaul on May 2, 2010 · 12 Comments
What you need to know about the massive spending on an 11-day event in New Delhi this year. And why this money is going to go down the drain – but only after it has passed through the pockets of politicians and bureaucrats. For anyone who has an interest in governance, the much-hyped Commonwealth Games … Read more
Filed under Politics · Tagged with bureaucrats, Commonwealth Games, development, event, Games Village, GW Games 2010, housing, India, Melbourne, Montreal, New Delhi, Olympics, Parliament, politicians, poverty, sanitation, slums, stadium, Sydney Olympics, wasteful expenditure, yamuna
