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Bad Data and Policy Making

Policies are only as good as the statistics used for arriving at the decisions – and the Indian government has been found wanting in that respect. By Prosenjit Datta, former editor of Business Today and Businessworld magazines For a government that is extremely fond of repeating that Data is the New Oil, lack of proper, accurate and timely statistics is proving to be its Achilles … Continue reading Bad Data and Policy Making

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Hobson’s Choice

The state of the government’s finances leaves no real option but to go for second-generation reforms By Prosenjit Datta, former editor of Business Today and Businessworld magazines The daily rise in fuel prices makes the government seem both clueless and callous when crude oil is at a record low and consumers are battling job losses and income drops. But the truth is that the Finance … Continue reading Hobson’s Choice

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