1st Draft (22.12.07)2ndDraft(30.12.07)3rdDraft(05.02.08) I view the illegal gathering of 25.11.07 as a wake-up call. It consisted mainly of young and disadvantaged Indians. Unless their grievances are addressed their unhappiness may only get worse. The detention on 13.12.07 of the gathering’s organizers and advisors under the ISA is likely to turn them into martyrs and aggravate… Continue reading November 2007 Protest Gathering – A Wake-up Call For Need-based Affirmative Action
Category: Dr. R. Thillainathan
A Critical Review of Price Control & Subsidies in Malaysia
A Critical Review of Price Control & Subsidies in Malaysia (A Note prepared for delivery at LSE Alumni’s Forum on Rise & Fall of Subsidies on 26.5.08) The Forum is on the subject of the Rise & Fall of Subsidies. Under DrM the extent and size of subsidies widened and expanded. The framework he created… Continue reading A Critical Review of Price Control & Subsidies in Malaysia