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Capitalism's Mea Culpa; Humanism's Opportunity?

Harvard Business Review

In the face of indisputable financial and political corruption, even David Brooks, a dyed-in-the-wool conservative, is forced to question his own longstanding beliefs about the rationality of markets. Meanwhile, Michael Porter wonders if we have missed out on what's good about sustainability , and suggests a new approach.

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Desperately Seeking Simplicity

Harvard Business Review

I heard it in a session led by Professor Michael Porter and Dean Nitin Nohria of the Harvard Business School who were sharing a research project on declining American Competitiveness. An example was a discussion session of tired-looking European finance ministers, defensive and elusive about the speed of acting on the Euro crisis.