RETAILING IN INDIA: RECENT TRENDS AND UPCOMING CHALLENGES -ASPECTS OF INDIAN ECONOMY
AUTHOR: SURBHI PAREEK CO-AUTHOR: KAUSTUBH PRAKASH
6/2/2011
Submission of paper On “Challenges and Suggestions for FDI in Multi brand retailing in India” By: Surbhi Pareek & Kaustubh Prakash
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Contents
1. Introduction…………………………………………………………. 2. Present economic scenario……………………………………. 3. A conflicting view 3.1 Expert Interpretation-Arguments in Against… 3.2 3.2Expert Interpretations- Arguments in Favor…. 4. Challenges and threats 4.1 Threats to Existing retailers…………………………….. 4.2 Threats to Foreign investors……………………………. 4.3 Threats to Economy……………………………………….. 5. The crawling advantages……………………………………… 6. Suggestions………………………………………………………… 7. Conclusion………………………………………………………….. 8. Research methodology………………………………………… 9. References…………………………………………………………….
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Retailing in India: Recent trends and Upcoming Challenges. Introduction
“A good investment climate is central to growth and poverty reduction. A vibrant private sector create jobs, provides the goods and the services needed to improve the living standards, and contribute taxes necessary for public investment in health, education, and other services. But too often governments stunt the size of those contributions by creating unjustified risks, costs, and barriers to competitions” 1 Francois Bourguignon, Senior Vice President and Chief Economist, World Bank
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What is Foreign Direct Investment?
According to International Monetary Fund, FDI is defined as “Investment that is made to acquire a lasting interest in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. The investor’s purpose being to have effective voice in the management of the enterprise”.2
What is Multi-Brand Retailing?
Definition of
References: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Manual, Washington, DC, 1977, pg.408 www.icmis.net/infoms/icoqm10/ICOQM10CD/pdf/P412-Final.pdf 5|P a g e