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At a time of global environmental threat, the athleticism of accomplishment has to be rejected for its utter dependence on the growth mentality that exploits our finite resources.
Counterproductive: Time Management in the Knowledge Economy
Melissa Gregg
The top 20 percent (arguably) have the privilege of choosing among career options, examining their options critically, establishing educational preferences, placing bets on different knowledge paths, and changing careers as a consequence of their capacity to benefit from high-end knowledge about knowledge. __Such meta-knowledge is the true mark of the global elite.__
The Future as Cultural Fact
Arjun Appadurai
BPS, as an arm of the Boston city government, has strong incentives to stop dissatisfied parents from opting out of the system. At best, such dissatisfaction causes unrest that can hurt the current government in the next election. At worst, unhappy parents will move out of Boston altogether, taking their tax revenues with them. For these reasons, effective access to good public schools is widely viewed by economists and urban planners as a key to keeping cities healthy.
Who Gets What - And Why
Alvin Roth
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