Word: reformations
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...happened-and as Baker recounted in court-Kerr was deeply involved at the time in political infighting over the tax reform bill of 1962, which sought to end the special tax treatment enjoyed by savings and loan associations. At the suggestion of an industry lobbyist, Baker arranged a meeting in September 1962 between Kerr and Kenneth Childs, a Los Angeles S & L executive. Afterward, Baker went on, Childs informed him that "as a result of the conference with Senator Kerr," he was going back to California and get together a "substantial contribution to Senator Kerr, to be used...
...these same protectors of capitalism, represented by administration spokesmen from Hanson Baldwin to Robert McNamara, have come out for "draft reform." Their reason seems to us obvious, and directly opposite from the reasons the Left opposes the draft: They want draft reform because they need a army adequate for a widened conflict...
Enlarge the Farms. Poor countries go wrong, Balogh argues, by trying to equalize incomes and alleviate immediate needs instead of investing for the future and raising production. He favors land reform, but notes that the time-honored method of cutting up large estates only cuts output. Rather than wasting time trying to increase the productivity of illiterate peasant farmers, the state in the short run should concentrate on inducing large, rich farmers to adopt modern methods...
...Latin American Free Trade Association conceived by his ally, Argentina's Raul Prebisch. Richer nations should not only greatly increase their foreign aid, but also channel it through an international organization and budget it on a long-term basis. To accomplish this, the world needs a major reform of its monetary system so that generous nations-notably the U.S.-would not be penalized by balance-of-payments deficits as a result of foreign...
...days, according to O'Connor. It may look different but it still is vicious. And the characters in All in the Family are far more explicit about what troubles the state than are any of the characters in the other books. After denouncing his brother's attempts at reform, Phil cries out to his cousin...