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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