Comments on: Microeconomic Policy Reforms Needed in India http://indianeconomy.org/2006/03/22/microeconomic-policy-reforms-needed-in-india/ Issues & insights Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:54:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Guru Gulab Khatri http://indianeconomy.org/2006/03/22/microeconomic-policy-reforms-needed-in-india/#comment-2390 Guru Gulab Khatri Thu, 23 Mar 2006 18:29:10 +0000 http://indianeconomy.org/?p=271#comment-2390 In the short run, I am very skeptical we need serious legal changes. If we get one change thru the short term benifits are a good deal But i dont see any political will anywhere The benifits are increasing an export led manufacturing boon, which will increase domestic production too. India dont make good fly swatter, ball point,ink pens etc, but it can and all these items unlike SW have a large and underserved market. The only changes would be to the beurucrats like industry inspector We have no real industry inspectors. an industry inspectors real job in india is to enforce manufacturing quota etc,which they dont really do. <i>{Hell no one follows any law, as the recent resignation shananigans are about..even our politicos were not aware of the laws they alleged others were not following apply to them. but that is a long term curse that we are stuck with}</i> In most other societies industry inspectors do jobs like monitor contaminants being dumped and environmental laws, yet in india its all about widgets produced, people hired, classification of industry as cottage, small scale,medium scale junk. You know its the inability to lay off people in factories over 100 that is keeping manufacturers away from investing in india Well that and ChinesePartyofIndia(CPI-ML)'s ability to cause a strike in india. Isnt the venue interesting of all places it happened with a japanese collaborator. {This is as good of a counter point to those who talk bout softpower of Indias Bollywankers, well real power can cause strike in your home, while all you have to show is a poster of akshay khanna in xinkiang} Any ways there is a complete overhaul of the constitution needed that we keep ignoring as well as implimentation of common sense things like an identification card But the more immideate need is dismantling of industry inspectors and other gazeted officers.... In the short run, I am very skeptical we need serious legal changes.
If we get one change thru the short term benifits are a good deal
But i dont see any political will anywhere
The benifits are increasing an export led manufacturing boon, which will increase
domestic production too.
India dont make good fly swatter, ball point,ink pens etc, but it can and all these items
unlike SW have a large and underserved market.
The only changes would be to the beurucrats like industry inspector
We have no real industry inspectors.
an industry inspectors real job in india is to enforce manufacturing quota etc,which they dont really do.
{Hell no one follows any law, as the recent resignation shananigans are about..even our politicos were not aware of the laws they alleged others were not following apply to them. but that is a long term curse that we are stuck with}
In most other societies industry inspectors do jobs like monitor contaminants being dumped and environmental laws, yet in india its all about widgets produced, people hired,
classification of industry as cottage, small scale,medium scale junk.
You know its the inability to lay off people in factories over 100 that is keeping
manufacturers away from investing in india
Well that and ChinesePartyofIndia(CPI-ML)’s ability to cause a strike in india.
Isnt the venue interesting of all places it happened with a japanese collaborator. {This is as good of a counter point to those who talk bout softpower of Indias Bollywankers, well real power can cause strike in your home, while all you have to show is a poster of akshay khanna in xinkiang}

Any ways there is a complete overhaul of the constitution needed that we keep ignoring
as well as implimentation of common sense things like an identification card
But the more immideate need is dismantling of industry inspectors and other gazeted officers….

]]> By: Prashant Kothari http://indianeconomy.org/2006/03/22/microeconomic-policy-reforms-needed-in-india/#comment-2385 Prashant Kothari Thu, 23 Mar 2006 11:33:06 +0000 http://indianeconomy.org/?p=271#comment-2385 Shrini For now, we're mostly C&Ping excerpts w/ comments. That's what most blogs do, BTW... Longer pieces/ essays will come -- sooner or later, in a separate section. Shrini

For now, we’re mostly C&Ping excerpts w/ comments. That’s what most blogs do, BTW…

Longer pieces/ essays will come — sooner or later, in a separate section.

]]> By: Shrini http://indianeconomy.org/2006/03/22/microeconomic-policy-reforms-needed-in-india/#comment-2377 Shrini Wed, 22 Mar 2006 19:35:10 +0000 http://indianeconomy.org/?p=271#comment-2377 I like your blog. However, your posts normally are a few thoughts revolving around an article cut and pasted from elsewhere. Anyone economically inclined can do that. I see an illustrious line-up in the contributors list... Why not a few original ideas without a C&P of a piece from the media? I like your blog. However, your posts normally are a few thoughts revolving around an article cut and pasted from elsewhere.

Anyone economically inclined can do that.

I see an illustrious line-up in the contributors list…

Why not a few original ideas without a C&P of a piece from the media?

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