Challenging Economist Worldview
Through the Eyes of Yankelovich
Challenging the Economist Worldview
In a recent New York Times article, the noted American economist Tyler Cowen challenged one of the truisms of economic theory: the assumption that it is just a matter of time before technological innovation replaces all the j
A Debate with Large Consequences
Through the Eyes of Yankelovich
A Debate with Large Consequences
In industrialized nations we are in the early stages of one of the most important debates in our lifetime: • Is growing income inequality inevitable or susceptible to change? • If it is inevitable, what should we do to reduce
Through the Eyes of Yankelovich
Through the Eyes of Yankelovich
Tokyo 5
In the coming months, people in America and Japan should expect a lot of discussion on a topic that may at first glance seem like technical economics, but is in fact a red-hot political issue whose consequences are hard to exaggerate.
The topic is wh
Standing Up To Culture
Standing Up To Culture
By Daniel Yankelovich
IN a changing world, Japan and the United States face similar challenges even though our histories and cultures are very different. In both nations, the influence of tradition and culture is wearing thin while individual choice grows stronger. Th
A Philosophical View of the Economy
THE British philosopher A.N. Whitehead had many wise things to say about business and society. One of his wisest observations was his statement that a great society is one in which its busi- ness leaders “think greatly of their functions.” When they fail, Whitehead concludes, the consequences are “
Rethinking the MBA
Rethinking the MBA
A s the global financial crisis has subsided, some business schools have added one or two courses on ethics to their MBA programs. The courses are mostly an afterthought. The thinking behind them is: “Our financial institutions have behaved badly, so maybe it would
A PROBLEM NOT CONFINED TO THE UNITED STATES
See how one of the world’s most influential people in public affairs, communications and public relations, Daniel Yankelovich, views the world.
A PROBLEM NOT CONFINED TO THE UNITED STATES
D EMOCRACIES with capitalist economic systems like those in Japan, the United States and Europe have man