Word: rationalism
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...severing pipelines and inflicting heavy damage on the huge refinery at Abadan, which will take years to rebuild. As part of this strategy, the Iraqis have repeatedly shelled Dezful, nexus for most of the oil pipelines running northward from Khuzistan. The Tehran government has already been forced to ration gasoline and heating oil, and reserves of jet fuel are dwindling...
...Japan, where loyalty to the corpo ration is almost a state religion, every factory employee from the manager on down puts on a uniform bearing his firm's logo before checking in each day. The aim is to make workers feel like members of a team, on the theory that this boosts productivity. Unlike many Japanese ideas, however, the notion of mandatory company duds may not be all that exportable...
...economic growth rate is under 2%. The exodus of "boat people" refugees left severe labor shortages. Factories are falling apart. All homes and businesses forgo electricity one day each week so that more oil will be available for the war in neighboring Kampuchea. A year ago, the gasoline ration was three liters a month; now it is four liters every three months. The Soviet Union contributes about $5 million a day in economic assistance, but its value is limited. Explains a Vietnamese economist: "You can't buy American technology or Canadian wheat with rubles." Some of Moscow...
...changed his life. "The war taught me I was not as helpless as I thought," said Hassan Torabi, the owner of a tea shop. "I never thought I could still ride a bicycle until I tried it two weeks ago. I had to-after 23 years." Because of rationing, Torabi has temporarily stopped using his car, a locally assembled Peykan. Every motorist is entitled to 30 liters of gasoline a month, but getting the ration involves several hours in line at filling stations. Even then, private driving is prohibited from 6:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. Driving during the nightly...
What about his much ballyhooed bouts with a bottle of Four Roses? "I ration myself. You know, it's good to discipline yourself in this area. As I turn the corner on thirty I'm fastly becoming concerned about personal hygiene. Drinkin' and smokin' and smokin' and drinkin' started slowing me down. One of these days I'll want to have a family, I've gotta think about that...