Word: socialism
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...policy. He argued the need for a greater national respect for scientists and scientific research-"There has been avoid ance if not evasion of the intellectual tax that must be paid if we are to balance our intellectual budget"-and for a greater awareness by scientists of their national, social, human duty. "The specialist," he said, "must shun the view that lopsidedness is laudable. He must be politically and morally responsible." Most notably in the context of his new job, Killian expressed sharp skepticism about U.S. defense's present three-service structure. "So far," he said, "we have...
...inflationary blaze in Latin America began about a decade ago with a small, warm glow, fed by the best of intentions: to match the standards of the prosperous, industrialized nations of the world, to live the full, good life. The specific objectives varied by nations-large public works, social welfare schemes, high wages, more leisure for workers, local rather than foreign development of national resources -all adding up to what economists call "the revolution of expectations." But expectations outran means; relatively backward economies could not supply the standards of fully developed states. Strained for the means, nations turned to their...
...nationalized the mines of the rich tin barons who dominated the country. But land reform drastically cut farm output, and nationalization of the tin companies boomeranged as production slipped from 33,664 tons in 1951 to 27,435 in 1956. With fewer goods than before to pay for these social advances, Bolivia in a single year more than tripled the amount of paper money in circulation...
McCord reported that the number of honors concentrators in Social Relations was now 55%, compared to 35-40% in the past. This made the percentage of honors candidates in Social Relations, McCord said, twice as high as in English, somewhat more than in government and economics, and approximately the same as in history...
...present, there are 70 Harvard and 24 Radcliffe sophomores concentrating in Social Relations...