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...Certainly there is no shortage of professional jealousy among historians, and crossover acts like Ellis' tend to attract a particular amount of scorn. But some historians believe that Ellis' stumble could serve as a valuable lesson to his public. "Readers have to understand that whatever objective claims historians may make, they are invested in the things they write," says Michael Zuckerman, a history professor at the University of Pennsylvania. "History can't just be the production of the historian. It has to be the collaboration of a skeptical historian and certainly a skeptical reader...
Schools modeled on EDISCA are now open in five other Brazilian cities. Andrade's students sell out the local theater and put on shows as far away as Italy. They attract funding sources like the Washington-based Ashoka organization, a nonprofit group that identifies and supports 1,100 "social entrepreneurs" in 41 countries. Last year a $550,000 loan from the Brazilian government let EDISCA move into a new building...
...that a field as culturally idiosyncratic as law is attracting so many foreign students to U.S. shores? There's a simple answer. The knowledge these students gain of American-style contracts, corporate accounting and securities law makes them valuable for negotiating international deals--either for companies or law firms in their homelands or for U.S. multinationals. With American firms representing clients who hold the purse strings in much of global commerce, they often get to draft the legal language that governs cross-border deals. That has made New York State law, in particular, a global gold standard, often invoked...
...someone to mind the beach umbrellas. And those jobs don't require much education. Moreover, tourism offers a cheap crash course in entrepreneurship. The farmer with a few spare rooms can rent them out without committing vast sums of capital. The cafe owner can alter his menu to attract new customers, which is why you can now get a Full English Breakfast anywhere in the world (though this may not be a good thing). The local mechanic can rent out a few scooters and, if that goes well, seek a franchise from Avis. These undertakings develop the habits of risk...
...most responsible for NAFTA Man's ascendance in McAllen is a former Catholic priest turned economic hustler named, coincidentally, Mike Allen. As president of the local economic-development office, the 63-year-old executive uses local tax funds to attract business to McAllen--as well as to its Mexican sister city, Reynosa, across the vein-thin river. "I remember back in '88 meeting the mayor of Reynosa. He had an AK-47 in his back seat. We did a handshake deal to bring manufacturers to Mexico," says Allen. Back then, Reynosa had fewer than 20 factories, with 16,000 employees...