Employment
A revolution in rural job creation
China ’ s ‘ Taobao ’ model is worth emulating by Indian policy-makers to revitalise the e-commerce industry and harness multiplying effects of digital technology in rural areas
� Bindu Dalmia
Soon , the din of a bitterly fought , fractious election , where the discourse veered around some of the most irrelevant issues , will recede and the focus of the new Government will revert to policy interventions and formulating the forthcoming Budget . Economic policies of an elected Government have the single largest bearing upon the destiny of its polity . An increase in per-capita disposable income is one of the most vital indicators of successful governance and one that invariably favours the incumbent . Undoubtedly , the predominant electoral issue , which was relegated to the background , hinged on declining rural and urban income , decreased savings and slowing consumption . Conversely , closer
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