Manifestos tagged with Economics
How to Change Medicine
Feb. 22, 2012 -
By: Eric Topol, M.D.
“New tools in medicine can reboot the future of health care, making it more precise, consumer-driven, and truly preventive. While not intended to be a comprehensive overhaul of all of the maladies of medicine, the 9 steps outlined here address exceptional opportunities for getting us on the right path for the future.”
“New tools in medicine can reboot the future of health care, making it more precise, consumer-driven, and truly preventive. While not intended to be a comprehensive overhaul of all of the maladies of medicine, the 9 steps outlined here address exceptional opportunities for getting us on the right path for the future.”
Crime and (the Lack of) Punishment
Nov. 2, 2011 -
By: Neil Senturia
“I am passionate about great crimes and the criminals who commit them. But, I often wonder if the long arm of our law, the finest justice system in the world, is at times deeply corrupt, especially with regard to the most recent financial meltdown of 2008.”
“I am passionate about great crimes and the criminals who commit them. But, I often wonder if the long arm of our law, the finest justice system in the world, is at times deeply corrupt, especially with regard to the most recent financial meltdown of 2008.”
Lessons from S&P Recession Survivors
Aug. 3, 2011 -
By: Larry Mallak
“Investors have heard many decry the decade of the 2000s as the ‘lost decade.’ A dollar invested in the S&P 500 on the first trading day of 1999 saw it worth just 65 cents a decade later. This “underperformance” is seen by many as a failure of the U.S. economic engine. If we look at the Top 20 performers of the S&P 500 during that same time period, we see a vastly different story.”
“Investors have heard many decry the decade of the 2000s as the ‘lost decade.’ A dollar invested in the S&P 500 on the first trading day of 1999 saw it worth just 65 cents a decade later. This “underperformance” is seen by many as a failure of the U.S. economic engine. If we look at the Top 20 performers of the S&P 500 during that same time period, we see a vastly different story.”
Adapt: The Benefits of Safe Mistakes
Aug. 3, 2011 -
By: Tim Harford
“We cling on to the idea that successful business people are talented leaders running objectively brilliant corporations. But the world is far too complex and changes far too rapidly for us to have any confidence that this fondly held idea is true."
“We cling on to the idea that successful business people are talented leaders running objectively brilliant corporations. But the world is far too complex and changes far too rapidly for us to have any confidence that this fondly held idea is true."
How to Be Effective: Structuring Change, Managing Change, Leading Change
Oct. 6, 2010 -
By: Jonathan L. S. Byrnes
“Successful change, being effective, involves three things: structuring change, managing change, and leading change. I call this The Golden Triangle of Change."
“Successful change, being effective, involves three things: structuring change, managing change, and leading change. I call this The Golden Triangle of Change."
How To Shrink the Human Footprint: And How Going Back To Nature Would Be a Disaster For Nature
June 2, 2010 -
By: Matt Ridley
“In a nutshell, the most sustainable thing we can do, and the best for the planet, is to accelerate technological change and economic growth.”
“In a nutshell, the most sustainable thing we can do, and the best for the planet, is to accelerate technological change and economic growth.”
Plenitude: A Statement On Economics, Ecology & True Wealth
June 2, 2010 -
By: Juliet Schor
"GNP is increasingly de-linked from the well-being of most Americans. Since the mid 1970s, it has diverged from most social well-being indicators. So even if GNP does continue to grow, and the recession is officially declared over, the implications for most households are different from in the past."
"GNP is increasingly de-linked from the well-being of most Americans. Since the mid 1970s, it has diverged from most social well-being indicators. So even if GNP does continue to grow, and the recession is officially declared over, the implications for most households are different from in the past."
Economic Integrity: How Wealth Is Built on Trust and What That Means for Our Future
April 7, 2010 -
By: Anna Bernasek
"For too long, the economics profession has minimized the critical role of cooperation in economic activity. Emphasis on the individual has risen above all else and overshadowed the profound ways we depend on each other."
"For too long, the economics profession has minimized the critical role of cooperation in economic activity. Emphasis on the individual has risen above all else and overshadowed the profound ways we depend on each other."
