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Nice Work if You Can Get It Peter Gumbel's article on increasing employment problems across Western Europe [Oct. 3] perfectly highlighted the plight of a bleak, stagnant, not so efficient European labor market. The reasons lie in outdated and wrongheaded policies implemented by local governments that can't cope with the fast and ever changing rules of the marketplace. In addition, there seems to be an increasing number of young people who are immature, not motivated enough or simply not ready to compete and find a decent job. Discouraged, they rely on poorly paid, insecure jobs or, even worse...
...Nice Work If You Can Get It Peter Gumbel's article on increasing employment problems across Western Europe [Oct. 3] perfectly highlighted the plight of a bleak, stagnant, not so efficient European labor market. The reasons lie in outdated and wrongheaded policies implemented by local governments that can't cope with the fast and ever-changing rules of the marketplace. In addition, there seems to be an increasing number of young people who are immature, not motivated enough or simply not ready to compete and find a decent job. Discouraged, they rely on poorly paid, insecure jobs or, even worse...
...Apple computer store, more liquor licenses, and fewer banks. They also expressed a desire to provide what the business owners termed “anchor” attractions and stores. The business owners said they felt that popularity had declined, that shopping had decreased, and that business was stagnant. In order to remedy this situation, business owners proposed hiring a public relations and media firm to help craft a new image for Harvard Square. The communication firm would craft an image of “The New Harvard Square,” and launch a “media blitz...
...Angela Merkel, 51, who stands to become the first female Chancellor in German history. The victory of Merkel and her Christian Democratic Party marks a generational shift in German politics. Young voters who once were worried about social issues say they are far more concerned about reviving Germany's stagnant economy. As a result, German leaders like Schrder and his Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer, who came of age during the social tumult of the 1960s, are giving way to a younger, more conservative crowd. Says Michael Naumann, a former Cabinet minister under Schrder: "The torch is being passed...
...boat business doesn't have clear sailing either. Industry leader Brunswick is on a vertical-integration tear, a strategy that brought another firm, Outboard Marine, into bankruptcy. Genmar stepped in to feed on the remains, but Jacobs warns that a further shakeout looms in a market that is stagnant at about 300,000 units annually and getting hurt by gas prices...