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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 Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ'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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