Word: blueprinting
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Today Marglin still does not have a blueprint for a new way to reorganize the economy. He compares our situation today to "the position of people in the Middle Ages who were wondering if there was some better way to organize agricultural production." The change could occur in a violent way if society breaks down, Marglin says, but admits that he has hopes it might occur more gradually because, "although some have the notion that a purge or blood-letting is necessary, violence creates a certain terror of its own." Marglin points to current government technical assistance and funding...
Second, this type of innovation is not really understood very well. There are a lot of people who want something that they can just do, a blueprint. This isn't a blueprint: we're talking about developing a process, a form of governance and involvement and learning, and it takes time and developing. It's hard for people to imagine what it is, never having seen...
THERE'S SAFETY in numbers, or so President Carter wants the nation to believe. His proposal to reinstate draft registration would build a national data bank with names and numbers for millions of American youths--a computerized blueprint for national mobilization. Carter admits it's a symbolic act to demonstrate American resolve to the Soviets, not a military necessity. But the symbolic value of draft registration sends a quicker message to American voters than to the Kremlin: Carter can appear to take a hard line against the U.S.S.R. and to bolster national defense through a relatively inexpensive information-gathering process...
Canada's brave and unselfish actions in rescuing six Americans from Iran [Feb.11] deserve the deepest praise of the entire civilized world. Canadian friendship toward our country stands as a blueprint for international cooperation and humanitarianism. May no American forget this great favor...