March 2000 NewWork News Web Tips

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: NAFTA (Wednesday, 3/1/00)
You've heard about NAFTA, but have you read it? The whole blooming thing, that is? Well, here's your chance. The complete treaty comes to you as a service of MIT.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Women in American History (Thursday, 3/2/00)
Here's one of the Encyclopeida Britannica's excellent special features. This time, it's Women in American History.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Economic Policy Directorate (Monday, 3/13/00)
The Economic Policy Directorate is a "think-tank" in the Netherlands that analyzes governmental policies having to do with welfare, growth, and employment.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: The Economic Consequences of the Peace (Tuesday, 3/14/00)
The great economist tells how things looked to him following World War I in The Economic Consequences of the Peace. About a year later, in 1920, Thorstein Veblen offers a review of Keynes' work in the Political Science Quarterly.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Economic Education Station (Wednesday, 3/15/00)
If you're in favor of economic literacy at the secondary and post-secondary educational levels, raise your hand. If the IRS comes to mind, raise both hands. Seriously, a recent national poll found that about 1 out of 6 or 7 adult Americans weren't able to locate the United States on a world map, and Americans probably know much more about geography than about economics. Economic Education Station has been put together by people who would like to do something about this problem. The one relating to economics, that is. Persons who don't know where on earth they are will have to look elsewhere for help.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: International Economics Study Center (Thursday, 3/16/00)
George Washington University professor Steve Suranovic originally prepared the International Economics Study Center for his students, but you may find it to be a rich resource as well. Included, is a full-text university textbook on international trade which he uses in his courses.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Systers (Friday, 3/17/00)
Systers is an international organization of women in computing and has more than 2,500 members in 38 countries.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Looking Back at the Crash of '29 (Saturday, 3/18/00)
Here's a look back at the worst of times from the perspective of the best of times. Floyd Norris of the New York Times examines the American economy's big downturn in his Looking Back at the Crash of '29.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Search Systems (Sunday, 3/19/00)
Search Systems gives you free access to more than 1100 public record databases and comes to you from Pacific Information Resources.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: The Federal Reserve (Monday, 3/20/00)
Alan Greenspan sometimes is referred to as the second most powerful man in the world, if not the most powerful. If you're curious about what the Chairman of the Federal Reserve is able to exert so much influence in world affairs, it might be a good idea to examine the Federal Reserve itself in more detail, and the New York Times can help with that.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: What America Earns (Tuesday, 3/21/00)
How are you doing? In terms of earnings, that is. Louis Uchitelle and Karl Russell of the New York Times can help you compare your earnings to others in your field, in different fields, in different parts of the country, and so on.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: The Electronic Commerce Management Program (Wednesday, 3/22/00)
Is management simply management, or is there something special about the management of electronic commerce? San Jose State University, located on the southern edge of Silicon Valley, America's premier hi-tech corridor, thinks there are some special things you should know about if you intend to become involved in e-commerce. Their Electronic Commerce Management Program has been specifically designed to help you succeed in the new biz world of the net. You will earn a certificate, and the 20 or more courses in the program are taught by people intimately involved in e-commerce.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: M-Xchange (Thursday, 3/23/00)
M-Xchange is intended to help minority-owned companies to obtain contracts with the largest American companies for the sale of parts and supplies. The site has been established by a former executive at General Motors. He expects that the site will help minority-owned businesses by making it easier for the large companies to do business with them.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: The Annual Reports Library (Friday, 3/24/00)
The Annual Reports Library is mostly what it sounds like. It's been in existence since 1983 and contains over a million and a half annual reports from corporations, foundations, and other institutions.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Information Ethics: On the Philosophical Foundation of Computer Ethics (Saturday, 3/25/00)
An ethicist looks at ethical issues arising from the information age. Here's Luciano Floridi's lengthy article, Information Ethics: On the Philosophical Foundation of Computer Ethics.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Starting Your Own Business for Young Entrepreneurs (Sunday, 3/26/00)
Here's a free online course on how to start your own business from Prinston Review and Hungry Minds.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: London School of Economics (Monday, 3/27/00)
Have you ever wondered why Mick Jagger of what many consider to be the world's greatest rock & roll band seems to know so much about making money? We haven't either. Still, it may be because he once attended the London School of Economics, which, properly speaking, is now called the London School of Economics and Political Science. This is reasonable, because what we call "economics" and what we call "politics" are simply different abstractions from the same complex social systems. And, what do Mick Jagger and country music megastar Garth Brooks have in common? In addition to knowing how to make zillions of millions, that is? Well, Garth may have studied the right stuff in college too. He has a degree in marketing from the University of Oklahoma. And you thought you can't learn something of lasting value on NewWork News.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Social Statistics Briefing Room: Health (Tuesday, 3/28/00)
Here is a summary of current national health statistics from the White House.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: A Brief History of the Internet (Wednesday, 3/29/00)
The Internet has burst into the consciousness of the majority of its users only very recently, but it has a fairly long history, which is described here by a number of industry insiders.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Cardean University (Thursday, 3/30/00)
You may not have heard of Cardean University, but you've no doubt heard of its key collaborators, including the University of Chicago, Stanford University, and the London School of Economics. Cardean University is part of a company called UNext.com and offers higher educational services on the Internet to working adults. Here's an interview with the leader of this project conducted by Encyclopedia Britannica, although we don't know if its URL will remain functional. If you're interested, better look quick.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: America's Best Graduate Schools (Friday, 3/31/00)
Here's the latest list of top grad schools in the judgment of the editors of US News.

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