00763pab a2200145 454500008004000000100002400040245004700064260000900111300001600120362001000136520040600146650002000552650001100572773003400583180718b2004 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d aBagchi, Amiya Kumar aNeo-liberal reforms with cosmetic changes? c2004 ap.3572-574. a7 Aug aThe budget is an attempt to endow the reforms initiated in 1991, and carried further by Chidambaram in his earlier incarnation as union finance minister, with a human face. But the humanity of the face crumbles as we examine the details of the budget; what shines out is the greedy grin of the operator in the stock market superimposed on the satisfied smile of the leaders of India Inc. - Reproduced. aEconomic reform aBudget aEconomic and Political Weekly