Monthly Archives: October 2010

October 13, 2010

In Search of Virtue

The Difficulty of being Good, by Gucharan Das, Oxford University Press 2010 Gurcharan Das made his debut as a writer with India Unbound, a title that draws aptly on David Landes’s celebrated and celebratory history of the Industrial Revolution, The … Continue reading

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October 8, 2010

Good and bad ways to globalize Columbia

Why and how Columbia should globalize. Universities function in a world that is increasingly integrated on many dimensions. Economic globalization continues in regard to international trade, short-term capital flows, multinationals which constitute equity investments, cross-border flows of humanity, and transfer … Continue reading

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October 2, 2010

America Embraces Trade Discrimination

NEW YORK – Economists generally agree on the advantages of openness in trade. But the case for non-discrimination in trade is also a compelling one. So good trade policy should push for multilateral trade liberalization such as at the Doha … Continue reading

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