Education Reform - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 2009
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Cynthia Carroll

benefits for those communities over the lifetime of a mine and beyond. That means providing education and training to raise local people to a standard where they can access jobs. It also means seeking ways to augment other sources of... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Management; Mining

01 Dec 1999
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Q & A: Herb Kohl

should run for office, but what we must do is reform the system so that virtually every elected official can have the freedom I have. That way we can all do a better job. Describe your philanthropic activities. Giving away money has never... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

01 Apr 2002
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Urban Evolution - HBS Research on the Inner City

New Jersey, public schools. The cases include overviews of the changing telecommunications marketplace, education reform efforts, how Bell selected Union City, the objectives of both partners, and outcomes... View Details

Keywords: Paul Grogan; Peter Tufano; David Crockett; Diana Barrett; Real Estate

01 Jun 2003
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Books

agencies too disjointed to police abuses adequately. After analyzing the problems, Mills suggests possible solutions. While he advocates reorganization and reform of regulatory channels, he also proposes using market mechanisms to let... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Laura Singleton; Donald; Sull; Henry; Chesbrough; Rob; Austin; Leslie; Perlow; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Jun 1997
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Sorting Myth from Reality at Hong Kong Conference

dynamism. China's economy, he reported, has been growing at a rate of over 10 percent a year in this decade, on a scale the world has never known. China's chaos stems from the lack of preparation before reforms began - including a lack of... View Details

Keywords: Alejandro Reyes

01 Mar 2009
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The Case for Studying Financial History

HISTORY LESSONS: Ferguson shares his views on the global financial crisis with an attentive crowd at the Harvard Book Store in Cambridge. Professor Niall Ferguson, born in Glasgow and educated at Oxford and Cambridge universities, argues... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; federal bailouts; Finance; Administration of Economic Programs; Government

30 Sep 2010
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Can’t We All Just Get Along?

Quick .who was the recipient of the 2008 Nobel Peace Prize? Until a few days ago, I had no clue and I’m not proud of that. That’s one reason I went to see and hear the former president of Finland, Martti Ahtisaari, as he took part in two panel discussions at HBS a few... View Details

Keywords: Nobel Peace Prize; Educational Services; Educational Services; Educational Services; Educational Services; Educational Services; Educational Services

01 Sep 2010
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Letters to the Editor

Individual Donors Enrich Fellows’ Experience As a beneficiary of the HBS Leadership Fellows program, I was excited to see the June cover story about the program and the profiles of several colleagues associated with it. Â As the article suggests, the program provides a... View Details

Keywords: Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance

01 Sep 2018
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September 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books

gender for a man, or education for a college graduate. This part of our identity may bring blind spots, but it is the best tool for influencing change. She introduces the psychological reasons that make it hard for us to see the bias in... View Details

12 Apr 2023
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Step Change

for trade liberalization who worked to reform Egypt's social security and pension systems, among other innovations. Six months after Enan joined the ministry, in early 2011, the Arab Spring swept through Cairo. Many of her friends from... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; entrepreneurship; women; venture capital; Egypt; developing economies; Finance

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