Word: training
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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KAWABATA delighted in reflections. At the beginning of Snow Country, a man on a train is astonished by the sudden image of a woman's face in the window beside him; the "other worldly power" of this symbol recurs numerous times in this short novel, evoking a poignant sense of identity and separation, of love tempered by loneliness...
...these reasons, it is important to include an exposure to economics in our basic core. Needless to say, no professional program could hope to train fully qualified economists, or there would be room in the curriculum for little else. But it should be possible to familiarize students with a basic understanding of the relationship among economic variables and the subtler ways in which they influence one another. In particular, such training should enable the student to analyze the role of incentives in influencing the behavior of individuals and institutions, whether the incentives take the form of taxes, interest rates, tariff...
Finally, it can train students to be intelligent consumers of material based on advanced analytic techniques--to understand the findings and the methods employed and to appreciate their weaknesses and limitations as well as their strengths. The importance of the latter point can scarcely be overestimated. There will always be a need for generalists who can evaluate public action against a wide range of human, social and political considerations. But generalists will not play this role effectively if they cannot understand the advice they receive from specialists and appreciate both its strengths and its limitations. If the past generation offers...
...Sica, in his old age, allowed himself a note of ambiguity on this point, ending his film with a thoughtful closeup of Clara on the train bearing her back to reality. It seems just possible that besides restoring her physical health, her brief vacation may also have strengthened her mental balance. The energy formerly burned in impotent rage may possibly be turned outward, in an effort to make a permanent purchase on the modestly decent life she has been permitted to glimpse...
...scrubbers, as well as secretaries and clerks. The Civil List, however, is only a part of the estimated $14 million spent annually to maintain the monarchy. The government also picks up the tab for three of the five royal residences, the royal yacht, a seldom used royal train and a royal helicopter fleet...