Job seekers, who passed the government primary school assistant teacher recruitment examination, observe their fast-unto-death programme in front of the National Press Club in the city on Thursday seeking Prime Minister’s intervention for immediate formation of a recruiting panel.

30 Oct 2020, 12:00 am0

Job seekers, who passed the government primary school assistant teacher recruitment examination, observe their fast-unto-death programme in front of the National Press Club in the city on Thursday seeking Prime Minister's intervention for immediate forma

1997 Asian crisis lessons lost

Jomo Kwame Sundaram : (From previous issue)Two decades later, there is apparently still no consensus on the East Asian crises and their causes. But contrary to the impression conveyed by the Western media, most serious analysts now agree that the crises essentially began as currency crises of a new type, different from those previously identified with current account deficits, or fiscal profligacy, or even macroeconomic indiscipline more generally.They also agree that the crises started off as currency crises and quickly...

9 Jul 2017, 12:00 am