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Articles
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One
village, one product concept boost to small industries, Daily
Star, Dhaka, February 09, 2004
Bangladesh can initiate a 'one village one product' programme
replicating the successful Thai concept that will give a boost
to small and cottage industries in rural areas, said a Thai
embassy official.
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Growth
is never uniform, Indian Express, Mumbai, February 09, 2004
The chief economist and vice-president of the World Bank on
his motto 'growth with equity' and India.
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Dark
side of democracy, New York Times, USA, January 31, 2004
Bringing free markets and elections to developing nations leads
not to stability or prosperity but to hate-mongering, discrimination
and even genocidal violence.
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Monsanto
chapati patent, The Guardian, UK, January 31, 2004
Monsanto, the world's largest genetically modified seed company,
has been awarded patents on the wheat used for making chapati
- the flat bread staple of northern India.
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Privatization:
fighting profits vs. lives, OneWorld South Asia, January 28,
2004
Privatisation of public services is increasingly becoming a
condition of aid, loans and debt relief.
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