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...David Reisman '31, Ford II Professor of Social Sciences Emeritus, had a discussion with two members of the Kennedy administration about their highly-touted "limited war" policy in Vietnam. Foreseeing the tragic consequences of a war that the American public and government would inevitably expand instead of limit, Reisman asked the two presidential advisers if they had ever been to Utah. When they said no, he replied, "You all think you can manage limited wars and that you're dealing with an elite society which is just waiting for your leadership...It's not an Eastern elite society...
Although HIID has been able to expand its overseas commitments, institute officials emphasize that partially because of the shortage of funding, contracts are not simply being dumped in Harvard's lap as they once were. "At one time, we were sufficiently unique and there was limited competition, so that many, many projects were brought to Harvard and only a few were carefully selected," Eddison says. "To some extent, people still come to us because we're known for what we've done, but when we want to move into new fields, it's much harder. There, we have...
Even as HIID continues to expand its operation overseas, the institute seems committed to altering the focus of its development interests. Recent projects have seen a movement away from the "trickle-down" approach to development that marked Harvard development efforts in the '50s and '60s. The trickle-down theory called for the creation of an industrial and business elite, which was supposed to stimulate development. By the late '60s, however, this theory had been severely challenged by critics who argued that it merely widened the gap between a small elite and the poor masses of the developing country. Cole says...
...airline business open to any and all who wanted to enter it. But most other lines, including Eastern, are bitterly opposed. Eastern's Borman believes opening up airline service to all comers would mean "wasteful capacity wars" that would benefit the largest, strongest carriers-like United-which could expand into new routes now denied them. The smaller carriers, says Borman, would be forced to "retrench severely." Whatever the implications of the sky wars for the airlines' finances, as long as the great deregulation battle goes on, travelers can expect more fallout in the form of bargain fares...
...state of the sport in 1969, when the N.A.S.L. was down to five teams and on the brink of bankruptcy. Then Phil Woosnam took charge as league commissioner and rebuilt the sport. The N.A.S.L. now consists of 18 teams in cities from Vancouver to Tampa, and Woosnam expects to expand to 24 by next season. Says he: "It's the best investment in sports. Right now, all you need is $250,000 cash and the ability to cope with some initial losses." He seems to be right; half a dozen owners may have turned a profit for the first...