Word: followings
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Dates: during 1980-1980
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...development is now in a state of intellectual crisis. One of the reasons is the failure of market economics to solve the economic problems of developing countries. In the '50s and '60s economists were confident they could get the economies of poor countries moving if only their governments would follow a good economist's advice...
...fervor for their candidate. Enthusiasm, in fact, is now financing much of the campaign, since contributions declined dramatically after the Iowa defeat and have only gradually started to come in again. Kennedy had to abandon his lavish 727 jet for a modest twin-engine plane, and reporters must now follow him around New Hampshire and Maine in small planes of their...
...number may rise to 3%. An equally important factor in inflation has been the Administration's self-inflicted economic wounds: the rise in the minimum wage from $2.30 to $3.10 per hour; $132.1 billion worth of deficit spending in the past four budgets; encouraging the Federal Reserve to follow an easy-money policy; and the "cheap dollar" tactic that fostered the buck's 28% fall, against the West German mark since Carter's Inauguration. The economic report conceded that since 1976 the underlying inflation rate, independent of all temporary factors like oil and food price increases...
...standards used to judge junior faculty should be made more consistent. Promotion should follow careful and equitable scrutiny of both scholarship and teaching ability. In addition to sitting in occasionally on candidates' classes, senior faculty should consult students, who can contribute to a full evaluation of teaching ability...
...business has fallen off badly. Laments Terry Weinshank, vice president of Delage Jewelers, a supplier to 500 stores throughout the Midwest: "The retail jewelry business is dying right before our eyes. In the last couple of weeks we have seen six of our customers close up, and more will follow...