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Bihar s pro-business reforms 比哈尔的利商改革 Paper tiger 雷声大，雨点小 There is more talk about reform than action inIndia s poorest state 印度的贫困之邦，改革都是浮云 It s difficult to stir up business 刺激商业谈何容易 IT IS surely no coincidence that Bihar, besides being India s poorest state, has also been itsleast inviting for entrepreneurs. 比哈尔既挂着印度贫困邦的名头，那它的招商引资做得最差，自然是情理之中的事。 That is supposed to be changing. Nitish Kumar, Bihar s chief minister, has spent his fiveyears in office fixing the roads and other infrastructure. 这种现象本应得到改善，比哈尔邦首席部长Nitish Kumar于其任上的5年中，都在大兴土木，改善基础设施。 Crime has fallen, so the bright and wealthy are no longer frightened off by the threat ofkidnapping, extortion and murder. 犯罪率降低了，显贵们不会再被绑架、勒索和谋杀的威胁吓跑。 Stability has allowed local trade to flourish. 稳定带来地区经济繁荣。 A state official reels off animpressive-sounding list of 398 approved investment proposalsfrom sugar mills to powerplantsworth $4.8 billion. | 
