About Public Offering
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Executive Education in Saudi Arabia
I recently returned from teaching a one-week program in nonprofit management in Saudi Arabia, where foundation leaders want to make philanthropy more strategic. What was the experience like?
A Keynesian Lesson for Confidence
As Keynes wrote more than seven decades ago, strengthening credit is a necessary, but not sufficient, condition for recovery.
Should the Government Provide a Bailout? Students Have Their Say
Yesterday I asked Public Offering visitors the same question I asked my Modern Political Economy students: should the federal government intervene in the current crisis or simply let the market work its painful way out? Here are a couple student responses.
Should the Federal Government Provide a Housing Bailout?
One of the reasons that Modern Political Economy is such an enjoyable course to teach is that every term a real-life issue emerges that underscores the course’s contemporary relevance. What to do about the credit crisis that cascaded from the home mortgage debacle is the latest case in point.