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US embargo on Cuba: tough times breed survivors

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The Economic and Geo-Political Implications of China-Centric Globalization

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A slightly different perspective on an article I published last week entitled: Manufacturing: America’s Next Industrial Evolution? On globalization from Thomas Palley: [repostus hash=7d37db8850fe1a81c1fad8413e47bc43 title=The%20Economic%20and%20Geo-Political%20Implications%20of%20China-Centric%20Globalization host=American%20Think%20Tank short=15BAf] Image courtesy of Stuart Miles

Determining ‘Value’ in Higher Education

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By Holly A. Bell Last week The Princeton Review released their annual list of “Best Value Colleges”. While the Princeton Review makes their selections based on a formula that includes academics, cost of attendance, and gift aid, it does make you wonder about the definition of “best value”. Many of the colleges and universities on …

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Alaska’s Role in the Balance of Trade with China

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Last week Alaska Lieutenant Governor Mead Treadwell announced during a speech at The University of Alaska Anchorage’s MatSu College he had met with officials in China regarding trade and suggested the possibility of exporting North Slope liquified natural gas to China. This effort is in response to the economic, political, and regulatory hurdles associated with …

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Guest Article: Keystone Pipeline Denial Drives Canada to China

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Manufacturing: America’s Next Industrial Evolution?

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By Holly A. Bell While I understand and accept the arguments for why globalization is a positive thing—higher wages and a growing global middle-class, lower cost of goods, and more goods available through specialization and trade (just to name a few)—an increasingly globalized manufacturing sector gives me cause for concern about competitive advantage in the …

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