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Merkiavelli will awaken
The Guardian, 03/09/2013, p.30, Ulrich Beck
Merkel the European will wake up – once Germany's elections are over. It may look as if the chancellor is dozing on the volcano of the European crisis: but that will all change if she wins a third term.
Ulrich Beck is professor of sociology at LSE.
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/sep/02/merkel-euope-german-elections-volcano|
Opinion - An era in which some are more equal than others
The Guardian, 03/09/2013, p.36, Peter Scott
The hubris is that too many universities imagine they are world-class – in other words, that they are global brands. Time for a reality check: there are really only four truly world-class universities in Britain; or perhaps five if you count the London School of Economics.
http://www.theguardian.com/education/2013/sep/02/oxford-cambridge-elite-brands|
Sir Nicholas Monck
The Times (Ireland), 03/09/2013, p.49, Unattributed
After Cambridge and spells at the University of Pennsylvania and the London School of Economics, he took the Civil Service exam and entered the Ministry of Power in 1959.
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UK immigration: what if it stopped tomorrow?
guardian.co.uk (Web), 02/09/2013, Mona Chalabi
Using statistics from the Labour Force Survey, LSE's Centre for Economic Performance found that changes in immigration had virtually no effect on youth unemployment.
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/reality-check/2013/sep/02/immigration-benefits-tomorrow-stopped-lord-ashcroft|
Ronald Coase: Nobel Prize winning economist who explored why companies exist
FT.com (Web), 03/09/2013, Unattributed
Condemned to wear leg irons as a boy, he won a late scholarship to Kilburn Grammar School and then went to the London School of Economics. There Arnold Plant, professor of commerce, introduced him to Adam Smith’s “invisible hand” and helped him win a travelling scholarship to the US to investigate the structure of American industry.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d1c4aa66-ef9d-11e2-a237-00144feabdc0.html?siteedition=uk#axzz2diYj7Sqr|
Obama, Kerry perform a good cop-bad cop routine
Times Live South Africa - Robert Fox - Sep 3 at 5:46 BST
Farwaz Gerges, who heads the Institute for the Middle East at the London School of Economics, told the BBC he believed the leaders of the Western alliance had not thought out the second and third...
http://www.timeslive.co.za/thetimes/2013/09/03/obama-kerry-perform-a-good-cop
-bad-cop-routine|
Kurdish Battles in Syria Raise Turkish Fear of New Autonomy Push
Bloomberg - Selcan Hacaoglu - Sep 3 at 4:32 BST
said Larrabee. PYD chief Mohamed said in a May lecture at the London School of Economics that self-rule “does not entail the formation of a separate Kurdish state.” The group only wants a free...
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-09-02/kurdish-battles-in-syria-raise-turkish
-fear-of-new-autonomy-push.html|
Ronald Coase, Nobel Winner Who Studied Corporations, Dies at 102
Bloomberg - Laurence Arnold - Sep 3 at 4:02 BST
Kilburn beginning his university-level studies, choosing commerce as his major. At the London School of Economics & Political Science, starting in 1929, he was influenced by the teachings of...
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-09-03/ronald-coase-nobel-winner-who-
studied-corporations-dies-at-102.html|
Vodafone’s 3.8% Taxes on $130 Billion Payday Fuels U.K. Dispute
La Repubblica - Amy Thomson - Sep 3 at 0:26 BST
is pretty straight-forward,” Ian Roxan, director of the tax program at the London School of Economics, said in a telephone interview. “It’s effectively dramatic and you can question whether it...
http://bloomberg.finanza.repubblica.it/Notizie/Article?documentKey=1376-MSIF1J07SXKX01-2HSIU8KBTCSC3RVBNE497Q75M2|
The great Thai cop-out ranks faith above fact
Bangkok Post - Sep 2 at 22:09 BST
of evidence."Songkran Grachangnetara is an entrepreneur. He graduated from The London School of Economics and Columbia University. He can be reached at Twitter: @SongkranTalk.
http://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/367676/the-great-thai-cop-out-ranks
-faith-above-fact|
The modern phenomenon of nonsense jobs
Sydney Morning Herald - Sep 2 at 18:09 BST
to four-hour days. David Graeber is a professor of anthropology at the London School of Economics. This article first appeared in Strike! Magazine
http://www.smh.com.au/national/public-service/the-modern-phenomenon-of-
nonsense-jobs-20130831-2sy3j.html|
German election: a grand coalition is more likely
CNBC - Sep 2 at 17:51 BST
Henning Meyer, senior visiting fellow for the department of government at the London School of Economics, tells CNBC that a grand coalition is now more likely than before.
http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?play=1&video=3000195497|
Academics tweet up a storm
The Australian - Kylar Loussikian - Sep 2 at 16:45 BST
way to bring the public closer to research. A discussion by the London School of Economics found researchers were using Twitter to build an "alternative body of work", which in turn led to invites...
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/higher-education/academics-tweet-up-a-storm/
story-e6frgcjx-1226709223141|
India & A Blonde Tourist: An alternate account
India Today - Jane von Rabenau - Sep 2 at 16:31 BST
grew up in Frankurt, Germany. She is studying Philosophy and Economics at London School of Economics. She is on a summer internship to Delhi, working in the area of development cooperation. She...
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/india-and-a-blonde-tourist-an-alternate-account/1/305095.html|
Syria crisis: Cameron must fight back after tough setback
Malta Independent Daily - Sep 2 at 10:26 BST
of war and peace. George Jones, professor emeritus of government at the London School of Economics, compares the House of Commons' decision about Syria to its vote in 1782 to have British forces...
http://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2013-09-02/leader/syria-crisis-cameron-
must-fight-back-after-tough-setback-2479783936/|
SPH appoints new board director
Asiaone - Sep 2 at 8:53 BST
Risk Committee. Mr Quek, 59, graduated with Honours in Economics from the London School of Economics & Political Science. He is also a Fellow with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England...
http://business.asiaone.com/news/sph-appoints-new-board-director|
Think your job is nonsense?
Canberra Times - Sep 2 at 7:43 BST
to four-hour days.David Graeber is a professor of anthropology at the London School of Economics. This article first appeared in Strike! Magazine
http://www.canberratimes.com.au/national/public-service/the-modern-phenomenon
-of-nonsense-jobs-20130831-2sy3j.html|
Ältester Nobelpreisträger der Welt ist tot (translate)
Die Welt - Sep 3 at 6:50 BST
wichtigsten Ökonomen des 20. Jahrhunderts. Bereits in seinem dritten Studienjahr an der London School of Economics entwarf er ein Forschungsprojekt, für das er fast 60 Jahre später mit dem...
célèbre en 1960 après la publication d'un article intitulé "le problème du coût social", base de...
http://www.welt.de/wirtschaft/article119645954/Aeltester-Nobelpreistraeger-der-Welt
-ist-tot.html|
Économie: le Nobel Ronald Coase est décédé à l'âge de 102 ans (translate)
Le Point - Le Point, magazine - Sep 3 at 6:32 BST
où il avait étudié à l'Université de Londres et à la London School of Economics, s'était rendu célèbre en 1960 après la publication d'un article intitulé "le problème du coût social", base de...
http://www.lepoint.fr/ces-gens-la/economie-le-nobel-ronald-coase-est-decede-a-l-
age-de-102-ans-03-09-2013-1720475_264.php|
Paul De Grauwe: ECB voert non-beleid (translate)
Z24 - Paul De Grauwe - Sep 2 at 9:40 BST
helemaal niets, constateert Paul De Grauwe, hoogleraar Europese economische politiek aan de London School of Economics. “Op een moment zoals dit, met in veel landen een negatieve groei, een...
http://www.z24.nl/columnisten/paul-grauwe-ecb-voert-non-beleid?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=paul-grauwe-ecb-voert-non-beleid|
De lonen van topmanagers kunnen gerust afgetopt worden zonder verlies van welvaart (translate)
De Morgen - Sep 2 at 10:08 BST
zullen niet tot een ontmoedigingseffect leiden bij managers, meent , professor aan de London School of Economics en hoogleraar emeritus aan de KU Leuven. kos. Vraag aan een topmanager of hij...
http://www.demorgen.be/dm/nl/2461/Opinie/article/detail/1697051/2013/09/02/De-
lonen-van-topmanagers-kunnen-gerust-afgetopt-worden-zonder-verlies-van-welvaart.dhtml|