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A Convenient Pretense - 200 days ago
Perhaps you have seen the Low Carbon Diet fliers in either Hicks dining hall, or at the Map Dining hall. If Bon Appetite’s management feels it is necessary to provide info on a “low carbon diet”, clearly American culture is captivated... Topics: All

The Corporate Social Responsibility Distortion - 245 days ago
by Dave GernhardCorporations, business, CEOs, these are terms that in the modern context conjure up images of greed and corruption. Gone is the layman who risks everything to build an industrial empire for the benefit of the consumer. Richard. Topics: Business Ethics, Corporate Responsibility, Corporations, CSR, Economy

Why Microfinance is not all its cracked up to be. - 249 days ago
By Abhilash Samuel “An unacceptably high proportion of the world’s population lives in dreadful conditions that consign them to Malthusian lives that are nasty, brutish and... Topics: Economy, microfinance, Muhammed Yunus, poverty
Intellectual Property Rights: Can you own an idea? - 285 days ago
By Blake Imeson Intellectual Property rights (IP) have long been a hindrance to the advance of society, giving advantages benefitting a few. This paper seeks to correct the view of IP as essential to our society and expose them to be what they... Topics: All, copyrights, Economy, Intellectual Property rights, IP rights, patents, trademarks

Pro Sports as a Public Good - 346 days ago
By Dave Gernhard The following is taken from a paper submitted by the author for the Austrian Student Scholars Conference at Grove City College on Nov. 3, 2007…… Many different arguments have been used to advocate government funding of... Topics: All, Economy, Pro Sports, public goods




