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The Eastern Economist December 4 1953

1953

The steady growth of the democratic process in these Councils in the last few years provides one of the best illustrations of the method of persuasion to which we are theoretically committed but which in practice is often more honoured in the breach than in the observance. [...] THE EASTERN ECONOMIST 907 Elections in the Sudan ONE more experiment in the grant of the right of seldetermination has just begun with the compltion of the elections in the Sudan. [...] The use of the emergency powers in the context of the British feeling of defeat in the recent elections would be a potential source of controversy. [...] The Select Committee's prposals constitute an example of how the best can be the enemy of the good.910 THE EASTERN ECONOMIST December 4 1953 THE MOTE AND THE BEAM ON FOOD PRICES The Deputy Food Minister has been assuring the House of the People this week that there has not been any abrupt fall in food grain prices such as to cause concern in decontrolled areas. [...] Between the years 1945 and 1949 the trend appeared to be downwards and the debt in mid-1949 reached £3 300 million; on the eve of the outbreak of the Korean war the size of the balances increased until by mid-1951 the debts soared to £4 170 million; after the post-Korea commodity boom colapsed the size of the sterling balances declined to £3 400 million; and finally by mid-1953 they reached £3
commerce industry
Pages
42
Published in
India
SARF Document ID
sarf.120077
Segment Pages Author Actions
Frontmatter
905-905 E.P.W. da Costa view
The Import and Export Advisory Councils
905-906 E.P.W. da Costa view
Elections in the Sudan
907-907 E.P.W. da Costa view
The Indo-Soviet Trade Pact
908-908 E.P.W. da Costa view
The Week’s Notes
909-910 E.P.W. da Costa view
Worldgram
911-912 E.P.W. da Costa view
News in Brief
913-914 E.P.W. da Costa view
Book Reviews
915-920 E.P.W. da Costa view
A Delhi Diary
921-922 E.P.W. da Costa view
Apparel in Asia
923-923 E.P.W. da Costa view
Railways in South-East Asia
923-926 E.P.W. da Costa view
The Business World
927-930 E.P.W. da Costa view
Business Notes
931-934 E.P.W. da Costa view
Company Affairs
935-935 E.P.W. da Costa view
Commodity News and Notes
936-939 E.P.W. da Costa view
Current Statistics
940-944 E.P.W. da Costa view

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