Dear MC, You have my "Aye" too. I too would like to know how and where India has had a general, total collapse on all fronts.
Thanks, --Ram On 8/30/05, Rajib Das <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > MC, > > You have an Aye from me! Would really like to > understand the failure on ALL fronts theory. > > Since foreign funds are pouring in, the markets around > the developed world do talk of India in glowing terms, > a huge middle class with real buying capabilities is > forming, new investments in new businesses are > happening, the stock market and real estate around the > country is rising and I am personally on the verge of > investing a lion's share of limited amounts of money > in India, I would rather take a considered opinion > that talks of the other point of view. > > Would appreciate, however, if you can do more than the > general staple of India baiters. That stuff has been > hashed and rehashed - most of it is trite and devoid > of much reasoning. > > > > --- Ram Sarangapani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Dear MC, > > > > I would like to get a few things out of the way > > first. > > > > My giving opinions on Assam.org is not intended as a > > contest between > > you and me or others. Views posted here are all > > personal views. > > Sometimes we are wrong and at others we are right. > > Thats where it > > stands. > > > > My only comment on this particular topic was about > > the effects of > > spending, which you categorized as a 'theory'. I did > > not think it was > > nor did I claim it to be one. > > I posted the comment more as one more facet of > > corruption of public > > funds. Santanu, who is actually an economist, gave > > us some good > > explanations and with good analyses. > > > > > Are you sure you can stand my scandalizing India's > > total failure in all > > > fronts .And what needs doing? > > > > What does that mean? My comment in no way even > > talked about this > > aspect. You can scandalize India and all its > > progress to kingdom come. > > That is up to you. And it does not affect "me" in > > the least. You have > > your views, and others have theirs. I respect your > > views. The Assam > > org is capable of accommodating both. My views are > > obviously different > > from yours. > > > > Have a good day. > > > > --Ram > > > > > > On 8/30/05, mc mahant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > Are you sure you can stand my scandalizing > > India's total failure in all > > > fronts .And what needs doing? > > > If I get a good many 'AYE's-- I will = pl.-give > > me a few days. > > > mm > > > > > > > > > >From: Ram Sarangapani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >To: mc mahant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >CC: ASSAMNET <[email protected]> > > > >Subject: Re: [Assam] BWeek- 500% growth in India > > - if corruption > > > >gone;private limite... > > > >Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 08:28:29 -0500 > > > > > > > >mm, > > > > > > > >I already acknowledged that "I am be wrong" and > > differed the matter to > > > >economists we have on the net. The post was to to > > a public forum, open > > > >for discussions. None of us pretend we know > > everything or have airs > > > >about us. We are open in our discussions, and > > wish that people like > > > >you with so much experience, as you so vividly > > claimed, would join in > > > >on healthy discussions instead of instead of > > writing personal emails. > > > > > > > >You could join in and pitch in your views, > > instead of writing ONLY to me. > > > > > > > > > After trying to create a new theory on > > Economics you are now hesitating: > > > > > > > >Is that what you came up with? That is > > dissapointing. Also if you > > > >find you have better theories, you should put > > that up on Assam org > > > >too. > > > > > > > >I am putting this discussion thread on Assam org > > so that others can > > > >also enjoy/join in the discussions. > > > > > > > >Have a good one. > > > > > > > > > > > >On 8/29/05, mc mahant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > > After trying to create a new theory on > > Economics you are now hesitating: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 'That was a bit of analysis, I just came up > > with, on the fly. I am > > > > > sure, I went wrong somewhere. Maybe, > > professional economists will have > > > > > to weigh in." > > > > > > > > > > Good > > > > > > > > > > mm > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >From: Ram Sarangapani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > >To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > >CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED], > > [email protected] > > > > > >Subject: Re: [Assam] BWeek- 500% growth in > > India - if corruption > > > > > >gone;private limite... > > > > > >Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 16:49:04 -0500 > > > > > > > > > > > >Bhuban da, > > > > > > > > > > > >Excuse me for butting in. > > > > > > > > > > > > >The overall economy of the country is not > > affected. > > > > > > > > > > > >I am so sure. The corrupt (assuming that they > > now have discretionary > > > > > >income) may actually spend the money on > > luxuries, autos, > > > > > >airconditioners etc.The poor on the other > > hand may actually spend the > > > > > >money to but essential commodities, medicines > > etc. > > > > > > > > > > > >Now, if the poor do not get the money (they > > were supposed to get), > > > > > >then one can assume that they go deeper into > > debt, while prices keep > > > > > >up with the extra money infused into the > > economy (because of leakages > > > > > >in the aid system), and may have to depend > > more on social services (at > > > > > >tax payer expense), but now at a higher cost > > to the country (tax > > > > > >payers). > > > > > > > > > > > >That was a bit of analysis, I just came up > > with, on the fly. I am > > > > > >sure, I went wrong somewhere. Maybe, > > professional economists will have > > > > > >to weigh in. > > > > > > > > > > > >--Ram > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >On 8/29/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > As I said I am no economist and was > > mouthing what other economist > > > >had > > > > > >said > > > > > > > about corruption and its overall affect on > > the national economy. > > > >Amartya > > > > > >Sen > > > > > > > is a brilliant thinker and his finer point > > has possibly been > > > >overlooked > > > > > >by > > > > > > > other economists. What I understand is > > that the corrupt person grabs > > > >the > > > > > > > money from the underdog directly or > > indirectly but as the person > > > >spends > > > > > >the > > > > > > > money, it circulates and is accounted > > for. The overall economy of > > > >the > > > > > > > country is not affected. I plead those > > who know about these things > > > >to > > > > > > > rescue me; perhaps they could even throw > > their gauntlets to the > > > > > > > noble-laureate! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Bhuban > > > === message truncated === > > > > > ____________________________________________________ > Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page > http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs > > > _______________________________________________ > assam mailing list > [email protected] > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
