Monthly Archives: February 2009

Who wants to be a slumdog?

(This column, which argues that over-the-top rejoicing of the Oscar success of the film Slumdog Millionaire might desensitise us to poverty, was published in DNA edition dated February 23, 2009.) Venky Vembu There was a supreme moment of television irony on … Continue reading

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The sound of one-handed economists clapping

(This column, about the risks of rising protectionism in the US and around the world, was published in DNA edition dated February 18, 2009.) Venky Vembu Former US President Harry Truman once famously said that he yearned for the services … Continue reading

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