Word: consumerization
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The United States and Great Britain are aware of their intentions to act only in the interest of world peace and security. But Russia may not share that awareness. And even if she did, there is no assurance that the long range interest of the world community is identical with...
Barring the unexpected, both the nation and its colleges look forward to a "boom" year. National income hovers around the $200,000,000,000 a year mark, and college enrollment is at its peak. Both federal and college administrators are concerned with the problem of providing living space to satisfy...
Commented a German exporter: "You want us Germans to produce consumer goods and get out of the field of heavy industry, so that we won't menace anybody. So what happens here at this fair? Most of the buyers are interested in our heavy industry goods; buildings full of...
Prices climbed-and went on climbing. Last week the Bureau of Labor Statistics gave another altimeter reading: on June 15 its consumers' price index reached its highest point ever: 157.1% of the 1935-39 level. In a year, food costs in large cities had risen 31%, clothing was up...
What Next? Clutching his billfold, the average consumer wondered where it would all end. He had more money to spend than ever before; wages had gone up, and that was one of the basic explanations of high prices. But the consumer also harbored a suspicion that many a price this...