In his “Nothing is Sacred. Economic Ideas for the New Millenium”– a book I very much enjoyed, although that is not to say that I agreed 100% with the views stated in it- Robert Barro, one of the pre-eminent current economists and possibly an Economics Nobel Laureate not so far in the future, also talks about Al Gore’s “outrageous book”: “Earth in the Balance: Ecology and the Human Spirit” and his extreme environmental positions taken there.
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An interview with Gregory Mankiw, back to Harvard after 2 years of being Chief Economic Adviser to Mr. Bush
What I find most interesting in this interview– next to the glimpse inside the White House having as guide a former Chief of the Council of Economic Advisers- is the part that characterizes Bush’s “economic thinking”.
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I’ve recently found out about this excellent resource for very short, highly readable (that means: even people who do not have anything with economics whatsoever might enjoy them) articles on economists and ideas linked to the free-market economy theories.
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Probabil ati auzit de sau chiar ati vizionat documentarul “Nascuti la comanda. Decreteii” in regia lui Florin Iepan. Cel putin TVR1 l-a difuzat aparent in mai 2005 si Sandra Scarlat a scris destul de informativ despre film si decret in Ev.
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Din cand in cand voi posta pe blog si unele scurte articole pe care le scriu pentru “Suplimentul Educational” al ziarului Gandul, de care se ocupa Melania Vergu- recent castigatoare a unui premiu jurnalistic al anului pentru articolele dumneaei in ceea ce priveste politica educationala din Romania si educatia in general.
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