tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070362.post110512673833193797..comments2023-11-02T19:19:15.129+05:30Comments on Death Ends Fun: 60 years for a seminal momentDilip D'Souzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08221707482541503243noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070362.post-1105262550011546592005-01-09T14:52:00.000+05:302005-01-09T14:52:00.000+05:30I come back here after around a month and you're s...I come back here after around a month and you're still producing articles as meaningful and good as earlier. Congratulations!akhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15385267278249934192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070362.post-1105253006242297552005-01-09T12:13:00.000+05:302005-01-09T12:13:00.000+05:30thanks Dilip for these updates from a ravaged Tami...thanks Dilip for these updates from a ravaged Tamilnadu. they have been very insightful and at most times, gut wrenching. Amit writes that you both plan to revisit the affected areas after a few months - to see if good intentions have been transalated into anything more meaningful. and I sincerely hope and pray that you do find houses (including Muthukumaran's) lit up once more when you go back.Charukesihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00496266469495205919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070362.post-1105187303909047752005-01-08T17:58:00.000+05:302005-01-08T17:58:00.000+05:30Interesting takes on the sights and sounds of the ...Interesting takes on the sights and sounds of the coastal regions post the killer wave...Don't know what's more spine-chilling..whether the fact that the living conditions of these fisherman have been destroyed beyond recognition or whether the ground reality was the fact that they did not have a "living" condition to begin with in the first place...K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02931209231294160422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070362.post-1105139860466570922005-01-08T04:47:00.000+05:302005-01-08T04:47:00.000+05:30It is indeed a seminal moment exactly for the reas...It is indeed a seminal moment exactly for the reason Manjeet explained. Here in the US, the fund-raising by NGOs has reached monumental levels - all done by individuals working in companies, off their own accord. There cannot be a finer tribute to capitalism, globalization and economic freedom.<br /><br />There are several interesting points that you have raised. If property rights were indeed protected per the laws, the family would probably have ended up living in a better place. Why? Simply because of the fact that their wages would have to be high enough to sustain their life there. Many sympathetic people miss this argument (<A HREF="http://www.blogger.com/r?http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pbs.org%2Fwgbh%2Fcommandingheights%2Fshared%2Fminitextlo%2Fint_hernandodesoto.html">explored in depth by the Chilean economist Hernando De Soto</A>. Also see the <A HREF="http://www.blogger.com/r?http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pbs.org%2Fwgbh%2Fcommandingheights%2Flo%2Findex.html">PBS program</A> on Daniel Yergin's book 'Commanding Heights.<br /><br />Second, they pay extraordinarily high rents to live illegally. They pay more for whatever basic services they get(to illegal 'service' providers e.g. local mafia) - or transfer the cost to some other poor villager. <br /><br />Now, the notion of property rights correlates with the economic turnaround of our country. It has nothing to do with our citizenry being philanthropic or believing in vague notions of equality. Hard as it may seem, economic incentives would probably have ensured some sort of consolidation of fisheries in TN. That would have enabled the larger fisheries to procure insurance. <br /><br />Property rights and economic freedom are the sole reason why the G7 countries (for example) never have large casualties due to natural catastrophes. Additionally, they are the quickest to recover from disasters due to simple financial tools like insurance.Quizmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11954917456386552531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070362.post-1105129601281972192005-01-08T01:56:00.000+05:302005-01-08T01:56:00.000+05:30Your coverage of the disaster is so heart wrenchin...Your coverage of the disaster is so heart wrenching. Thank you for capturing it for us. I have said this before, but will say it again, you have a fantastic page here. <br />--phAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com