CALLING BUSINESS BACK TO THE FLAG

Gideon Rachman in his January 18 column for The Financial Times made a profound observation that should prompt a rejection of post-Cold War "globalized" thinking about commerce and a return to traditional national political economy.
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THE PRODUCTIVITY MIRAGE

Have the critics finally trounced the stand-patters in the often heated decades-long debate over U.S. trade policy? New revelations about a seemingly dry subject -- measuring productivity -- could prove once and for all that current policies are indeed impoverishing American workers.
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WANTED: HELP WANTED SIGNS

Can one man make a difference? Senator Jim Bunning recently did.
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GREATER R&D EFFICIENCY: ACHIEVING MORE FOR LESS

Reduced engineering churn significantly improves R&D efficiency. Results: More engineering with less effort and cost. Brian Meeker, Principal, Deloitte Consulting LLP, explains how and why.
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Also on our Web site (www.industrytoday.com) is a special report on the material handling industry, including insight from MHIA CEO John Nofsinger on the trends that will impact the way in which goods are handled, transported and distributed:

On the Upswing
Material Handling Industry of America CEO John Nofsinger predicts uptick. Could industry be waking from its deep sleep? Read more >>