Politics vs reform
The short (19 working days) winter session of Parliament will be far from a smooth affair.

Changing DFIs
Athreya panel report on IDBI restructuring wants to make IDBI a clone of ICICI. The country's largest development financial body has been slipping behind its competitor.

Seattle talks and livelihood security of the poor
The current philosophy of development assistance agencies is ``trade and not aid''. The underlying assumption is that through enlarged trade, the poorer nations can increase their income and thus overcome poverty.

Stiglitz -- Economic views and resignation
Joseph Stiglitz's resignation as World Bank's chief economist brings under spotlight the role of international financial institutions.

Micro enterprise financing -- Need for a multi-model approach
India lives in her 5.6 lakh villages with 24 crore poor engaged in micro enterprises. Incidentally, India has the largest number of poor in the world.