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the paradox of thrift

Analysis By Steve Schifferes Economics reporter, BBC News Should we save or should we spend? It's gloomy out there. The economy is shrinking, property values are falling and stock markets are in the doldrums. Many p…
Rethinking Confucianism:Asian Values and the Global Ethics of Human Rights and Responsibilities

Simon Fraser University at Harbour Centre David See-Chai Lam Centre for International Communication Pacific Region Forum on Business and Management Communication Rethinking Confucianism: Asian Values and the Global Et…
cambiar

Nothing endures but change. - Heraclitus The Greek philosopher Heraclitus (535 BC - 475 BC) wrote: 'Into the same rivers we do and do not step." This is a very enigmatic statement. There is some debate over precisel…
on change

Nothing endures but change. - Heraclitus The Greek philosopher Heraclitus (535 BC - 475 BC) wrote: 'Into the same rivers we do and do not step." This is a very enigmatic statement. There is some debate over precisely…
Bad or mad? The public usually wants a full trial

Will Josef Fritzl ever face trial? Psychiatrists are already investigating his state of mind to see whether he is fit to answer to his crimes in a criminal court. Fritzl represents the ultimate "bad v mad" dilemma. What …
long sentences overload prisons

By Dominic Casciani Home affairs reporter, BBC News Powers to jail inmates indefinitely have created a "perfect storm" as the prison system has struggled to cope. Prisons watchdog Anne Owers attacked indeterminate s…
anatomy of a crisis

For a coalescence of intelligent insight, visit Project Syndicate. BERKELEY– Getting out of our current financial mess requires understanding howwe got into it in the first place. The fundamental cause, according to…
getting a firm grip of securitization

THE current credit crisis and the resulting market drop and volatility have prompted the United States government to propose several measures to help banks. The Federal Reserve extended loan guarantees to investment ban…
on active acceptance

Active acceptance When the CEO of a company I had been consultingfor expressed interest in a leadership seminar, I asked one of myclosest friends, an expert on leadership and an excellent speaker, tohelp me. My …
Is the glass half empty or half full In the second part of a series by Gary Hayden about happiness, he talks about Greek philosopher Epictetus, who says we can be happy even in the most trying circumstances Last w…