The United States is losing its comparative economic advantages. In today’s global economy, the average American is slowly losing while the workers of developing nations are winning big. Globalization has become a dirty word, and given the circumstances for the American low-skilled worker, rightly it has. However, when used correctly, globalization has the potential to bring true prosperity back to average America, not just Wall Street. Here are three simple steps to make globalization work for us.
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“This is not Camp Dartmouth and this is the last lecture you’ll receive from me,” began my introduction to Meir Kohn, the feared grand-master of Economics 26, the introductory finance course at Dartmouth and possibly the best one of my academic career.
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To the Editor:
Jacob Baron ‘10 questioned why Dartmouth students are so antagonistic toward the administration when they have a vested interest in its policies (“Make Parkhurst Public,” Jan. 30). Unbeknownst to him, Baron concisely answered his own question: Dartmouth students dislike the administration because it is poorly run and does little to justify the College’s high price tag. It’s the same logic that allows an audience to boo after they’ve paid for their tickets, but they’re not required to enjoy the performance.
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