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...label detailing the region, vintage and winemaker," he says, "today, a carrot needs to have its passport, its provenance, and above all, a savoir faire behind it." Passard's obsession seems to be catching: beef may still be a regular on Paris menus, but the grand-cru-vegetable trend has been spreading across the city, from Michelin-starred restaurants to neighbor-hood bistros. (See pictures of Paris expanding...
...trade between Asian economies is picking up, that trend lends weight to the belief held by many economists that Asia could emerge from the recession ahead of the U.S. and Europe, based primarily on improved economic activity within the region. "Intra-regional trade will play a much more important role in a recovery (in Asia) than people thought," says Andrew Freris, senior investment strategist for Asia at BNP Paribas Wealth Management in Hong Kong. "And that is good news." (See pictures of the global financial crisis...
...borne out in practice.”‘ZERO COMMUNICATION’While students say they believe the Kennedy School, and especially its current dean, David T. Ellwood ’75, is committed to public service, they remain concerned that the school is ignoring a recent trend away from the public sector.This February, the Kennedy School Student Government passed a resolution calling for the school to promote public service, a move that conveyed student resentment at what many considered the administration’s unilateral decision to eliminate the position of Director of Public Service...
...private sector, allowing greater scope for unfettered capitalism. But in recent years, the pendulum has begun to swing the other way. Many of China's state-owned enterprises (SOEs) have grown into giants, eclipsing the relatively young, private companies that have contributed heavily to the country's progress. That trend is being reinforced as China implements economic stimulus measures that in practice boost state-owned giants while private companies are left largely to fend for themselves. (See pictures of China's electronic waste village...
...Huang says the trend is worrisome, partly because it could undo progress made in freeing up China's economy. "In the short run, the numbers may look good ... (but) a year or two from now, if China only relies on the state sector to drive growth, the fundamental distortions in the Chinese economy today will get worse...