Prima facie the reports highlights the following facts -some we already know. It does not touch the issue of trade routes and business to East Asia and Bangladesh at all --or about corruption or business climate in the state.
umesh sharma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
shall we read and discuss?Umesh
Centre for Policy Alternatives <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 06:57:06 +0100 (BST)
From: Centre for Policy Alternatives <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Study on Assam
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], Rajen Barua <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
CC: m c mahant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Dear SirsI am attaching with this mail a study on Assam conducted by the Centre for Policy Alternatives. Mr. Guruswamy and myself are the authors of the report.We hope you find the report both interesting and useful and invite your comments/criticism on the same.Best WishesRonald AbrahamPS: This report is also available online at:Other studies by our Center are also available at www.cpasind.com.
umesh sharma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:Mukul-da,I am glad that you have taken the initiative in introducing me to Mr Guruswamy. I am currently in Washington and can stay here till June 2006. I am planning to work with poor kids -in school education -across the globe.I am no expert on economic development issue - but I do agree that Assam's economy has gone down - after independence -as per eco. data - most likely due to carving out of separate nations from British India - such as Burma, Bangladesh etc -which closed trade routes an markets.It is likely that Assamese businessment - then as now - were not skilled in identifying other markets -- they can (and could) try to follow Japan's shinig example - which has no resources of its own -except the human resource. Japan is an inspiration for any nation which need to adapt to changing circumstances. Japan rose from the ashes in 30 years, Assam sank during the same period.Negotiations can provide some room for movement but can Assam based individuals reinvent their working - Japan style. Negotiations cannot replace the footwork needed to establish a strong economy in Assam. I wonder how barren Rajasthan or Japan are managing.Regards.Umesh
mc mahant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:_______________________________________________Umesh Dear,
You need to get close to a powerful (literally and figuratively)ex-Harvard man -Mohan Guruswamy- who heads a top Central Govt organisation -"Centre for Policy Alternatives".Tell him if you want to work with him. His E-mail Id is above.
He was here 2 weeks back and spoke on one thing only --"Assam had been cheated all these years-why don't you go and negotiate?"
Look who is talking!
mm
From: umesh sharma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: [Assam] Harvard MBA Newsletter: Redefining Economic Downturns -ofAssam since 1947??
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2005 02:26:00 +0100 (BST)
At India's independence Assam's per capita income was 40% above All India Average -- now it is 30% below. Is it any kind of economic downturn - due to - break up of British empire in India - separate Burma, Bangladesh etc. - and is it due to lack of access -to Bangladesh & SE Asia trade routes, ports and industries etc? Any remedy?Situation has been addressed at length - by Sanjib-da Baruah earlier in a paper I read once on the net by him. Any comments on possible - political and entrepreneurial solutions?Umesh
HBS Working Knowledge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Subject: Newsletter: Redefining Economic Downturns
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Publishing, 2006
Redefining Economic Downturns
HBS Alumni Achievement Awards 2005
Turning on the Tap: Is Water the Next Oil?
Readers Respond: What's the Future of Globally Organized Labor?
Stever Robbins: Making it Right with Wronged Employees
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HBS Alumni Achievement Awards 2005
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Water, not petroleum, may emerge as this century's most essential—and contested—product. Here's how new, private enterprises are exploring the complexities of water delivery and treatment globally. From HBS Alumni Bulletin.
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