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The Economic Impact of the Japanese Disasters

Harvard Business Review

Transportation disruptions and the closing of many factories throughout Japan will shrink Japanese aggregate demand and disrupt supply chains worldwide. Japan's economic policy makers are being put to the test once again. Analysts have already reduced forecasted GDP growth rates for Japan by 0.5% for the second quarter.

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More and More CEOs Are Taking Their Social Responsibility Seriously

Harvard Business Review

BlackRock is a giant, too, and finance is another industry where a small number of big players dominate. The Ford story doesn’t add up , if you assume that Ford believed that his move alone was enough to raise overall demand for cars. Nor is it a substitute to good public policy and healthy democratic governance.

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