§2.1 of this article introduces the idea, most closely associated with the work of the MIT linguist Noam Chomsky, that what is special about human brains is that they contain a specialized 'language organ,' an innate mental 'module' or 'faculty,' that is dedicated to the task of mastering a language.
This specialized education in computing and English is a perfect passport for them to obtain employment, and break the poverty cycle.
A friend or colleague amasses a tremendous amount of knowledge in some arcane or specialized field and mistakenly thinks this proficiency applies to everything.
You don't get to become a Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins and successfully separate twins conjoined at the head without mastering a great deal of formidable and specialized knowledge.
Interregional trade seems even to be lagging GDP, possibly because our cities are becoming less specialized than they used to be.
(One of his few Amazon reviews of something other than a book is of set of colourful plastic pails and shovels for children: "I needed the shovel for a very specialized scooping task". This raises the small but distinct possibility that Mr Johnston is a sophisticated performance artist).
DANI RODRIK is always thought provoking, but I'm not sure where he's going with this:High-tech services demand specialized skills and create few jobs, so their contribution to aggregate employment is bound to remain limited.
Closer collaborations with local governments, stimulating generic competition and targeting new research areas and specialized patient groups is the only way forward, and probably the only lifeline left for Big Pharma.Richard A. Cottrell.
In a highly specialized modern economy, it is much easier to prevent jobs from being destroyed than to create them again, at least assuming those are "good" jobs in the first place.
High-tech manufacturing also demands specialized skills and creates few jobs.
Its psychiatrists have determined that Mr Chen has severe depression and recommended he be transferred to yet another hospital with a specialized psychiatric department for months of treatment.
