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This does not, however, mean that corporate policy has remained unaffected by the divestiture debate. Once decisionmakers within banks and corporations began to examine internally the issues raised by the public debate, they instituted a number of changes in policies and practices. Thus, the debate served more as a catalyst in focusing the attention of corporations of conditions, in South Africa and the proper role of U.S. companies there than as a source of pressure demanding a particular response...
...main catalyst for all this change has been foreign competition. No longer does the U.S. have an insulated, largely self-sufficient economy. Imported goods now account for 19% of American consumption, up from 9% in 1970. Foreign competitors, who once concentrated on simple, labor-intensive products, such as clothing and toys, have quickly climbed up the industrial ladder. The U.S. imports 28% of its cars, 18% of its steel, 55% of its consumer electronics products and 27% of its machine tools. The challenge in these industries, which was first posed by Japan, now also comes from such fast-growing countries...
...Lebanese negotiating teams, but also spending long hours with Begin and Gemayel, often over a meal. He displayed a talent for shaping issues in ways that were accepted by both sides. Observed an aide: "He has a terrific ability, like a chemist, to break down problems, then provide the catalyst and recompose the elements in a different way." He repeatedly indicated that an agreement was imminent, sometimes to the chagrin of his hosts. When asked why his assessments of the talks were always gloomier than the Secretary's, Lebanese Foreign Minister Elie Salem replied: "Mr. Shultz is an American...
...grading policy was not the cause but the catalyst for the student protests. The real issue was student power: at the Law School even more than at the rest of the University--students have virtually no direct say in how the school...
...seems to be serving, as never before in its history, as a catalyst for change in the Boston arts scene. Only for the past three years has the institution even had an annual exhibition of the work of Boston artists. For years the institution's emphasis seemed to be only on mounting exhibitions of the work of rising stars on the international art scene...