03-23-2007, 04:11 AM
<!--QuoteBegin-Mudy+Mar 23 2007, 03:50 AM-->QUOTE(Mudy @ Mar 23 2007, 03:50 AM)<!--QuoteEBegin-->gangajal,
Thanks for writeup. How about something for front age, if you can add more on current situation.
Here is my take-
They may have to do more to buy people. Flat on acquired land and job guarantee. In Singapore, govt acquired land gave them flats. They gave them subsidized medical and other benefits, initially Singaporean protested against govt and compared them with Japaneseâs but after seeing benefits, others also willingly gave up land and squatter condition for better living standard. People still have food shops, business, but now they are in enclosed area and strictly monitored by Govt.
People should not lose source of income, even it means retraining locals and proper distribution of money for education. Strategy which BB had adopted was pathetic and without morals. In this DNA age, information spread fast and people are not stupid they are well aware about their rights.
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Mudy,
Yes, your suggestion about flats and job guarantees is good. I would say that such a thing is also buying people's support. It is, however, also true that flats would costs a lot of money. We are talking of nearly 50,000 people, probably 8000 families. We must remember that BB inherited a ruined and bankrupt Govt finance. Things have improved due to IT bounty but it will take another 3-4 years for the Govt to break even. This is the reason why I suggested a Rs 50,000 per year grant to affected families till they can get a job in the emerging city. One way to achieve what you are suggesting may be to get a low interest loan from World Bank or to ask British aid for outright grant.
BB is not an original thinker. He is, however, better than that scoundrel JB in the sense that while JB did not care about WB economy, I think BB does. However, BB is a student from JB's school of politics where one treats one's political opponent as an enemy who has to be killed. CPIM is a profoundly undemocratic party. So CPIM leaders can think up new ways to violently suppress opposition but can not think of a creative way to solve a problem.
Any way it is clear that there is no cheap way of reindustrializing WB. A proper rehabilitation package is an absolute must.
Gangajal
Thanks for writeup. How about something for front age, if you can add more on current situation.
Here is my take-
They may have to do more to buy people. Flat on acquired land and job guarantee. In Singapore, govt acquired land gave them flats. They gave them subsidized medical and other benefits, initially Singaporean protested against govt and compared them with Japaneseâs but after seeing benefits, others also willingly gave up land and squatter condition for better living standard. People still have food shops, business, but now they are in enclosed area and strictly monitored by Govt.
People should not lose source of income, even it means retraining locals and proper distribution of money for education. Strategy which BB had adopted was pathetic and without morals. In this DNA age, information spread fast and people are not stupid they are well aware about their rights.
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Mudy,
Yes, your suggestion about flats and job guarantees is good. I would say that such a thing is also buying people's support. It is, however, also true that flats would costs a lot of money. We are talking of nearly 50,000 people, probably 8000 families. We must remember that BB inherited a ruined and bankrupt Govt finance. Things have improved due to IT bounty but it will take another 3-4 years for the Govt to break even. This is the reason why I suggested a Rs 50,000 per year grant to affected families till they can get a job in the emerging city. One way to achieve what you are suggesting may be to get a low interest loan from World Bank or to ask British aid for outright grant.
BB is not an original thinker. He is, however, better than that scoundrel JB in the sense that while JB did not care about WB economy, I think BB does. However, BB is a student from JB's school of politics where one treats one's political opponent as an enemy who has to be killed. CPIM is a profoundly undemocratic party. So CPIM leaders can think up new ways to violently suppress opposition but can not think of a creative way to solve a problem.
Any way it is clear that there is no cheap way of reindustrializing WB. A proper rehabilitation package is an absolute must.
Gangajal