March 2008

The Round Table is an entirely student run publication at New York University’s Leonard N. Stern School of Business. Our mission is to promote greater awareness of global affairs within, but not limited to, the field of commerce; to provide a channel of expression for students in an effort to promote understanding and debate within the context of an increasingly globalized world.
	Indigenous Factors to the Rise & Fall of Communism in Eastern Europe by: Aditya Bothra A analysis of the internal factors to the rise and collapse of Communism in the “successor states” of Eastern Europe.
	Globalizaton: Pleasure Periphery or Smooth Getaway? by: Gillian M. Kemmerer Globalization brings an increased awareness of other cultures and an expedient transmission of ideas, both of which can be beneficial to the world community.
SOUTH ASIA
	India Looks Ahead by: Prateesh Kaul Financial Year 2007-08 is rolling to an end, and at first glance it seems that the Indian government is looking to a worrying year ahead.
	Growth vs. Inequality by: Tanvi Goenka The dichotomy of growth and inequality in modern day India
	IPOs in India...is the party over? by: Shreevats Jaipuria Recent underperformance by IPOs in terms of return may bring about a decrease in investor interest going forward in 2008
MIDDLE EAST
	The Buck Stops Here by: Zuhair Ahmed Recent turmoil in the US housing markets and the rapid decline of the greenback just may prompt to stop pegging their currencies against the dollar