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It is a mind-set out of the American West, the sort of ethic that says a horse thief needs to be hanged and hanged now, in the interests of efficiency and emphasis. What makes such an ethic palatable, and even attractive, is the underlying sense that the American, divinely...
On economic policy. The basic structure of economic policy should continue. However, certain emphasis has to be made as to the fair distribution of wealth. High income should not be limited to one group. It should be shared by all people.
Criticized by some of its own professors forbeing prejudiced towards management andpolicymaking, the K-School hopes that Thornburghwill bring a new emphasis on electoral politics tothe school. But President Bok and K-School DeanGraham Allison may have picked such a dedicatedpolitician that Thornburgh may practice what hewas hired to teach...
"There is too much concentration on Washingtonhere and not enough on the local and state level,"complains Thornburgh. "The Kennedy School mustensure that appropriate emphasis is devoted todeveloping effective participation in state andlocal government."
But Thornburgh's first concern is fulfillinghis mandate to engineer a new emphasis onelectoral politics at Harvard. Because he does nothave any direct influence on courses or professorsat the K-School, Thornburgh's first moves will bemade through the the traditional functions of theIOP.