HONG KONG -- World Bank President James D. Wolfensohn has
challenged governments and development agencies to join him in
a new approach to narrow the gap between rich and poor, or
invite a time bomb which "could explode in our children's faces".
Isn't this The Little Wolf Who Cried
Does anyone have David Kotz's phone number/email address?
Doug
On Fri, September 26, 1997 at 08:11:18 (-0700) Colin Danby writes:
If we think of culture broadly as the ways people give meaning to their
lives (one might go so far as to say the structures of meaning around
which people build lives) then while we can recognize "cultures" they
are far from
An Asian pea-souper: KUALA LUMPUR
FROM the observation platform of Kuala Lumpurs telecoms tower, you can see
on a clear day, if not for ever, then at least to the sea. But clear days
are not expected for some weeks. At present, even the nearby twin towers of
the worlds tallest office block
The Emancipation Proclamation was a political gesture to win moral support
for the war in the North, and to make it more difficult for England to come
to the aid of the South.
Passing the Land Grant act, liberalizing homesteading laws, providing
federal funds to build harbors and railways, and
On Fri, September 26, 1997 at 15:00:49 (-0700) J Cullen writes:
On Mon, September 22, 1997 at 07:42:32 (-0700) William S. Lear writes:
When the racist University of Texas Law professor Leo Graglia ...
That's "Leno", not "Leo". Letting my ears type for me again...
Actually, it's Lino.
Yes
On Mon, September 22, 1997 at 07:42:32 (-0700) William S. Lear writes:
When the racist University of Texas Law professor Leo Graglia ...
That's "Leno", not "Leo". Letting my ears type for me again...
Bill
Actually, it's Lino.
THE PROGRESSIVE POPULIST
Here are several points in response to thoughtful messages from Ricardo
and Bill. They make for a tediously-long post, so be forewarned.
1. What is a culture?
If we think of culture broadly as the ways people give meaning to their
lives (one might go so far as to say the structures of
In preparation for our discussion today (9/26) at EPI
on work time, I've done a smidgeon of reading and
am now ready to die for a reduction of the working
day. Tomorrow may be a different story.
A few questions:
The principal tool to alleviate the fixed cost of new
hires and thus mitigate
