ECONOMICS IN THE CRISIS Paul Krugman For delivery 27 February, 2012 To say the obvious: we're now in the fourth year of a truly nightmarish economic crisis.
Americans concerned about the crisis in the delivery of care to our seniors should be encouraged by the investigation launched by Representatives John D. Dingell and Barney Frank into the growth of private equity acquisition in the nursing home industry.
In another tentative step toward resolution of the crisis, Russia restarted delivery of natural gas to Ukraine after it was cut off in June in a payment dispute influenced by the worsening political ties between the countries.
My University of Manchester colleague (and Nobel laureate) Andre Geim argues (most recently in this piece) that our societies are on the brink of a crisis in the delivery system for new knowledge which, if not averted, will lead to a major technological slowdown.
Using social media effectively is not just a matter of ROI but also important for citizen engagement, service delivery, crisis management/response and even national security.
This has created a crisis in the delivery of health services.
The service delivery crisis, spurred on by a human resources disaster in the education and health sectors has worsened conditions for women and children in the last two months across Zimbabwe.
Pizza has also benefited as consumers reined in their spending after the financial crisis; ordering a pizza delivery is cheaper than going out to eat.
Obama's team includes many of Albright's ilk, and it will have expectations of the United Nations, and as the world's remaining superpower, albeit somewhat battered by wars and economic crisis, they will expect delivery.
Would have, that is, except that Monday — of all days — was the long-planned first day of the newspapers' new strategy for surviving the economic crisis by ending home delivery on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays.
