Education As If Individuals Matter Jerry Kirkpatrick, Montessori, Dewey, and Capitalism: Educational Theory for a Free Market in Education (Claremont, CA: TLJ Books, 2008), 212 pages, $18.95 Reviewed by Marsha Familaro Enright Jerry Kirkpatrick, a professor of International Business and Marketing at California Polytechnic Institute, has come out with another book applying his passion for … Continue reading "Review of Montessori, Dewey, and Capitalism: Educational Theory for a Free Market in...| Marsha Familaro Enright
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The economist Alice Amsden’s work unmasked the dirty secret underlying capitalist development: it relied on states breaking all the rules of the free market. But her work also showed that industrialization required corporate discipline, not welfare. For American defenders of economic liberalism and free markets, China’s rise has been deeply disorientating. Unmoved by concerns about […]| Developing Economics
“It’s hard to imagine a more stupid or dangerous way of making decisions than by putting those decisions in the hands of people who pay no price for being wrong.” Such was Thomas Sowell’s withering critique of bureaucracy – more relevant today than ever. The legendary economist was born to poor sharecroppers and began his career as an avowed Marxist before transforming himself into an insightful and influential critic of the left and all its smug self-regard. In this concise tribute...| C2C Journal
It’s a central tenet of the free-market economy: a corporation’s job is to maximize investment returns to its shareholders. Bluntly, to make money. And “shareholder proposals” have been a powerful tool enabling investors to pressure a company’s board to take a particular action to increase its value. In recent years, however, activist groups have been weaponizing shareholder proposals to pressure companies into pursuing ideological goals, especially environmental and “progressive...| C2C Journal
Anyone advocating neoliberal policies is now persona non grata in Washington, D.C.| Reason.com