Word: self-interest
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...caught up with Republicans in raising soft money because Bill Clinton used the White House to vacuum in millions. But W., an even better fund raiser than Bill, now occupies that real estate, so "there's no way that Democrats can compete," Gephardt argues. It's a plea for self-interest, but one that politicians can understand...
Milosevic's swift transfer may have the perverse effect of forestalling a moral catharsis within Serb society. The Serbian government's dash to deliver its former leader in time to procure international aid has made the country's compliance with the war-crimes tribunal seem a matter of economic self-interest rather than collective responsibility. "The war-crimes issue has turned into a financial issue in this country," says Latinka Perovic, a Belgrade historian. "We have a moral duty to do away with the history of crimes, but I've heard precious little about these in recent weeks...
...chapters on economics and human rights. The chapter on globalization says little other than that globalization might influence the way nation-states act in the international system, that it’s another factor that can cause states to deviate from the pool-ball like predictable physics of national self-interest...
...that doesn't seem like much in the way of due diligence, that's because there isn't much you can do except trust in the park's self-interest in safety - no company thinks a brain hemorrhage is good publicity - and play the (extremely good) odds of your little ones' walking away dazed, panting, chock-full of adrenaline - and squealing the immortal words, "I wanna go again...
...There’s an element of altruism, but I don’t mind admitting that it’s very much in Harvard’s institutional self-interest to be doing things like this, because there’s a very direct connection between the health of the University and the condition of our cities, ” he said...