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Calcutta's strike culture

Are strikes and political instability in Calcutta ruining the city's economic prospects? Plus we look at the price of a human life and whether growth figures reveal the real feel of an economy.

Are strikes and political instability in Calcutta ruining the city's economic prospects? The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s Rahul Tandon talks to business people, academics and students in Calcutta about its future.

Plus, Lesley Curwen talks to American author Eduardo Porter about the price of a human life, and US business consultant Steve Fritzinger wonders whether GDP figures alone reveal the truth about an economy.

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Wed 2 Mar 2011 08:32GMT

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  • Wed 2 Mar 2011 08:32GMT

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