Today's NewWork News Web Tip: John Maynard Keynes (Tuesday, 8/10/99)
John Maynard Keynes may be the best-known of 20th century economists and surely is one of the most influential. Here are a brief biography, some quotations, and some references.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Colorado Springs MBA from a distance (Wednesday, 8/11/99)
The number of academic programs from accredited institutions available entirely on the Internet is increasing exponentially. Here's an MBA program from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Museum of American Financial History (Thursday, 8/12/99)
By most measures, the American economy is the largest, strongest, most vigorous in human history, and, if the U.S. doesn't drop the ball for other reasons, it is well-positioned for playing a major global role throughout the 21st century. An effort to understand how we've reached this point will have to include an examination of the role of America's capital markets in its history. For that, visit the Museum of American Financial History in New York City or right here on-line.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: NetWork: Maximum Access to Career Resources on the Internet (Friday, 8/13/99)
The Internet offers revolutionary possibilities for job-searchers as well as for publishers. Jane Lommel's book breaks new ground in both areas. NetWork can help you make full use of the Internet in finding the job that is just right for you, and, for $14.95, you can download the whole thing right now. A hard copy version will be available in the fall. We expect to do a full-length review of the book early in 2000.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Telecommuting (Saturday, 8/14/99)
If you'd like to "phone it in," Gil Gordon Associates offers an information-rich site on telecommuting.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Japan's Official Development Assistance (Sunday, 8/115/99)
Not so long ago, because of their uncanny success, much of the world was looking to Japan for economic leadership, and American companies were sending top executives to Tokyo in order to try to learn "how they do it." During the few short years following the devastation of World War II, Japan's startling recovery and economic "miracle" had become the model for the world. Very recently, though, things have been looking less miraculous, as Japan struggles to emerge from its worst recession in over 50 years. Nonetheless, the Japanese economy is still the second-largest in the world, and the Japanese recognize that it is in their enlightened self-interest to support the development of the larger economic context in which they have to do business. Here's a record of Japan's recent efforts to assist the development of poorer countries.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Women in Higher Education (Monday, 8/16/99)
Smart, irreverent monthly for Women in Higher Education. It comes from Madison, Wisconsin, the home of the University of Wisconsin, which can be fairly smart and irreverent itself. One of that university's former chancellors has served in the Clinton Administration cabinet. Which one? If you said "Donna Shalala," you are entitled to the coveted NewWork handshake award. Which cabinet post? That's right: Secretary of Health and Human Services. You win again.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Breaking Through the Glass Ceiling (Tuesday, 8/17/99)
Ingrid Becker writes for Women's Wire about Breaking Through the Glass Ceiling and how some women are doing it.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: The Real Truth about Cruise Ship Jobs (Wednesday, 8/18/99)
Should you go on a cruise someday? Definitely. Should you want to work on a cruise ship? Maybe. If you're considering the latter, you may want to consult The Real Truth about Cruise Ship Jobs, which has been put together by a person who has been there, done that.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Charles Babbage Institute of Computer History (Thursday, 8/19/99)
Where did the world's most important industry come from? A look at computing's history must start with the roots of the machines themselves. Many persons going back quite some time can be given some of the credit for the digital computer's fundamental concepts. Among these is British mathematician Charles Babbage and his "analytical engine," which he thought through during the mid-19th century. The University of Minnesota has named its research institute on the history of computing after him. The Charles Babbage Institute is worth a visit.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: International Development Program (Friday, 8/20/99)
The huge gap between the world's industrialized and its third-world nations has been a persistent feature of modern life. However, this gap seems to be widening as the developed world moves ever more deeply into a new globally integrated information economy. Enormous quantitative differences can become qualitative and produce massive social, political, and even military upheavals during the new century. If you are interested in playing a role in helping the third-world to develop, not only so that vast numbers of people will have better life chances, but also in order to make the world a somewhat less dangerous place for everybody, American University's International Development Program may be of interest to you. Incidentally, many people think of Washington, D.C. as a place with a lot of politicians, a lot of bureaucrats, and a LOT of problems, but it also has a lot of world-class higher educational opportunities. For instance, in the District itself, you'll find not only American University, but also Howard University, Catholic University, Georgetown University, and George Washington University. Also, nearby are the University of Maryland the University of Virginia, among others.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Privatization (Saturday, 8/21/99)
If you believe that privatization hasn't gone far enough, you'll probably find some agreement from the folks at the National Center for Policy Analysis headquartered in Dallas. They would like to privatize nearly everything in sight, and their web site offers many reasons why.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Consumer Information Center (Sunday, 8/22/99)
The Consumer Information Center offers full-text versions of hundreds of consumer publications from the government. All free to view on your screen. Printed versions are available for a fee and can be ordered on the site.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: An Intellectual Property Law Primer (Monday, 8/23/99)
Web site developers may want to take a look at An Intellectual Property Law Primer from two attorneys who specialize in computers and the Internet.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: The Mint (Tuesday, 8/24/99)
There are few things that most people know less about than economics. Oh, well, okay, there are a lot of things. Nonetheless, if there were a dramatic increase in public understanding of basic economic principles, the world might become a better place. The Mint is presented for secondary school students, as well as their teachers and parents. It comes from the Northwestern Mutual Life Foundation and the National Council on Economic Education.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: 21 Ideas for the 21st Century (Wednesday, 8/25/99)
From Business Week magazine, here are 21 Ideas for the 21st Century to begin pondering now. They touch on many areas, but life and work in the new economy are represented.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: The Texas MBA Program (Thursday, 8/26/99)
For many years, it was assumed that academic excellence, particularly research and post-graduate training, were to be found mostly at the famous private universities, mostly on the east coast, Harvard being the most notable example. However, during recent decades, not only have world-class private institutions developed elsewhere (e.g., Stanford in California), but many state-supported institutions are now regarded as among the top research universities in the world. Among these are universities in the California system, the University of Michigan, and, of course, the University of Texas at Austin. Austin is also the capital of America's second most populous state as well as one of the world's foremost high-technology communities. As a consequence of these factors and others, the Texas school of business has a special relationship to the new economy. As an example, here is the Texas MBA Program.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Church World Service (Friday, 8/27/99)
Church World Service is a coalition of religious organizations engaged in economic development, among other things.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: SocialService.com (Saturday, 8/28/99)
If you're searching for a job in social work, mental health, chemical dependency treatment services, or other areas of human service, SocialService.com may be the place to begin looking.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Knowledge and Livelihood: The Global Forces Reshaping Work (Sunday, 8/29/99)
4Work.com is one of the major job sites and their article Knowledge and Livelihood: The Global Forces Reshaping Work is interesting and informative.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: By the Sweat and Toil of Children (Monday, 8/30/99)
By the Sweat and Toil of Children is a report on the continuing global problem of child exploitation prepared by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of International Labor Affairs. It's a complicated issue because in many of the world's poorest countries, the alternative to children working is even less attractive. Recently, attention has shifted more in the direction of the most egregious cases, including various forms of slavery.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: History of Money from Ancient Times to the Present Day (Tuesday, 8/31/99)
If you've ever wondered about money, other than how to have enough of it, you may like to trace its history. Here's a History of Money from Ancient Times to the Present Day by Glyn Davies. The site includes most of the information found in the paperback version, except that the latter has been revised.

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