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Before the Middle East and the West can define their common goals, they need “have the truth put on the table.”
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Just as in hostage situations, George Kohlrieser says politicians need to build bonds and understand what the other side truly wants to overcome their partisan divides.
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In his book, George Kohlrieser explains how overcoming a hostage mindset is essential for successful leadership.
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Leif Pagrotsky and the lure of a Scandinavian welfare state.
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Canceling tariffs on goods entering the EU from the global South was one of Leif Pagrotsky’s major accomplishments.
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Broad-based social support greatly reduces fear and uncertainty in the Swedish economy, Leif Pagrotsky says.
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Paying retirement benefits forward is a fatal flaw in the auto industry and the American economy as a whole Leif Pagrotsky believes.
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Leif Pagrotsky notes the Swedish economy has adjusted much better to globalization than the American economy.
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Leif Pagrotsky hopes for an improved America after the “disaster” of the Bush administration.
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Leif Pagrotsky explains that in Europe socialism is a misnomer for social democracy .
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Leif Pagrotsky speaks to the importance of building and maintaining skills in a labor force.
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Leif Pagrotsky on the Swedish banking crisis of the early 1990s.
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Sharply decreasing inflation led to the biggest interest rate cut in the Swedish central bank’s history, explains Leif Pagrotsky.
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Leif Pagrotsky cites public-private options, high life expectancy and competitions between hospitals to tout Sweden’s socialized model.
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Leif Pagrotsky describes the conditions for a fertile creative class.
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Leif Pagrotsky says high alcohol consumption rates lead to tight controls on drugs in Sweden.
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Sweden is not just a country of depressed suicidals, says Leif Pagrotsky.
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Rewarding the financial industry for missteps and passing the buck is inherently wrong, says Leif Pagrotsky.
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Leif Pagrotsky weighs in on two economic titans.
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Irvine Welsh is going to take us back to 18 months before Trainspotting.