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1. INTRODUCTION
Every economics student learns that the level of what's produced, the GDP, is determined by the demand for business and consumer goo...
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The National Bureau of Economic Research tells us the recession ended in June 2009, but you wouldn't know it by looking at state budgets. They're wors...
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We are in a difficult situation and I am not exaggerating," Alejandro Gil Flores, president of the Tamaulipas Regional Ranchers Union, told the Enlineadirecta online news service. "I have never went through anything like this in the 30 years I've devoted to ranching," Flores added.
"It's difficult for governments to support unorganized groups and the first thing people have to do is organize," [Jeffrey Jones] said. "The real issue is not between rich and poor, but between the organized and unorganized. The organized are rich and the unorganized poor.
Asked about prospects for an alternative livestock industry-buffalo ranching- in his home state of Chihuahua, Jones said consumer interest would kindle or extinguish a nascent business. "Everything depends on the market, whether it is buf...
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FRAMINGHAM, Mass. -- Worldwide PC shipments are now expected to grow by just 4.2% in 2011, down from a February forecast of 7.1%, according to the Int...
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Internal consumption has been the engine driving Indonesias economic growth in recent years, and it should take on even more importance during 2004.
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In the good ole' days, pickup trucks were designed to haul and pull stuff from Point A to Point B, with no frills and only enough room for two or thre...
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BPL Global Provides Precision Control of Residential AC Demand Enabling a New Relationship between Electric Utilities and Their Customers.
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CHICAGO, Nov. 17, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- GREENBUILD EXPO -- Displaying the latest in water-saving technology for homes, businesses -- even Buy American stimulus projects -- American Standard Brands is bringing its Responsible Bathroom message to the 2010 Greenbuild Exhibition, opening this evening.
On Thursday, President and CEO Don Devine will present the company's findings on best practices to increase consumer demand and acceptance of WaterSense(R)-certified toilets, faucets and showerheads. Devine is part of a panel session that includes Deborah Meyer, senior vice president and chief marketing officer for PulteGroup(TM), the nation's largest homebuilder; and Wendy Koch, a reporter with USA Today, who focuses on sustainability issues.
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In the business world, we have often seen the forces of "disruptive innovation" at work. Harvard Business Professor Clayton Christensen has written best-selling books about the inevitable process of large, bureaucratic, top-down, slow-moving businesses or industries being "disrupted" by small, nimble, innovative competitors using the latest technologies. In business, this process, while deadly for lethargic firms, eventually produces better products, superior customer service, and an upward spiral in efficiency, productivity, wealth creation, and quality of life.
This raises an intriguing question: Could the beneficial process of disruptive innovation work in government? Government obviously isn't subject to the same competitive forces as are private businesses. Government operates by ...