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...what about the infamous corruption traditionally associated with unions? The authors claim that its prevalence is simply exaggerated. "There are more crooked businessmen than union members," says Freeman. Both he and Medoff, who describe themselves "in their 30s," say that the extortionate behavior of unions is isolated and overpublicized, what matters to unions members, they say, is how democratic their local unions is--and this can usually be measured by the amount of turnover among elected officials. "We found that at local unions there was a great amount of democracy. People usually point to the lack of turnover...
...situation is not hopeless. Argentina has enough oil alone to power all of its industry and can feed a population 28 times its size. Its detoriorating economy is largely a result of a decade without economic growth, caused by 50 years of inept military rule (Since the '30s all but eight of 24 Argentine presidents have been military leaders). Before the military took over running the economy, Argentina had a GNP twice the size of Italy's and a mere $30 less than that of France. Now it is considered a Third World country...
...fast-paced and often requires exhausting hours. The job of ferreting out prospective acquisitions routinely requires twelve-hour days. Then, when the bidding starts, the bankers have to be ready to sacrifice their personal lives to the deal. As a result, almost all the top mergermakers are in their 30s or 40s. Jay Higgins, 38, the head of Salomon Brothers' merger department, spent six months working twelve hours a day nearly seven days a week to help Gulf Oil fend off a hostile takeover by a group of investors led by T. Boone Pickens' Mesa Petroleum. The payoff...
...recent sale. The NFL, which has a purchaser must own at least 51% of the team a stock, watched silently s a consortium of local businessmen bought the team, $70 million is a lot of money, considering that one could have purchased a team for $100 during the '30s, but it is a sound investment--the NFL's TV package alone brings each team $15 million a year...
...respected Prague surgeon in his 30s and a compulsive womanizer. A business trip to the provinces brings him in contact with Tereza, who tends bar at a local hotel. It is love at first sight as far as she is concerned, and Tomás soon finds her ensconced in his Prague apartment, not just as a sexual drop-in but as someone who evidently plans to spend the rest of her nights there. To his amazement, the prospect pleases...