> I agree. It is the human capital of the ex-pats rather than the financial >capital that really matters. Assam lacks in the area of basic >infrastructure like power, water, roads, good schools etc, which are not >high-tech jobs that requires the so-called expertise of the NRAs. One may >argue that NRAs are filthy rich and therefore one should use them to get >some cash out of them for Assam's development. NRAs, have, of course, done >well but so have many Assamese who have not gone overseas. It is >ridiculous to think that a few hundred Assamese or even a few thousand of >them, working abroad can change the face of the state. True, a lot remains >to be done in Assam and that can only be accomplished by the people living >in the state and not by the so called NRAs living thousands of miles away. >I can't imagine why one has to make such a fuss over this tiny fraction.
*** Again, I too agree. The very tiny few amongst us who have become entrepreuners and have done well, can't possibly have a whole lot of incentive to go invest in Assam or elsewhere in India, when they know full well the vagaries of bureaucratic hurdles, absence of rule of laws and accountability, property rights, so on and so forth; an environment that is highly counterproductive to entrepreunership. *** But there are instances where transfer of knowledge, of knowhow, is a real possibility. However the effectiveness of any such knowedge transfer would be dependent MORE on the side of the recipients and far less on the donors. If the recipient side is not really interested, it cannot make any difference. At 9:57 PM -0500 11/14/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >In a message dated 11/13/03 9:16:34 PM Central Standard Time, >[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > ><<*** Depends on WHAT expertise is sought. Obviously there are instances in > which the ex-pats can help. That is however the missing point. It has to be > defined, clarified.>> > > I agree. It is the human capital of the ex-pats rather than the financial >capital that really matters. Assam lacks in the area of basic >infrastructure like power, water, roads, good schools etc, which are not >high-tech jobs that requires the so-called expertise of the NRAs. One may >argue that NRAs are filthy rich and therefore one should use them to get >some cash out of them for Assam's development. NRAs, have, of course, done >well but so have many Assamese who have not gone overseas. It is >ridiculous to think that a few hundred Assamese or even a few thousand of >them, working abroad can change the face of the state. True, a lot remains >to be done in Assam and that can only be accomplished by the people living >in the state and not by the so called NRAs living thousands of miles away. >I can't imagine why one has to make such a fuss over this tiny fraction. > > KJD. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ >Assam mailing list >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam > >To unsubscribe or change options: >http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam _______________________________________________ Assam mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam To unsubscribe or change options: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam
