Commentary

No more red tape, no more rules, no more third-rate public schools. Maybe privatizing public

PRIVATIZATION WORKS. That's the World Bank's conclusion after studying 12 companies once runby gover

Near presidential candidate Ross Perot has been more explicit about trade policy than mostother issu

Bad things, like good, come to an end. The Earth Summit in Rio is over. Participants in the conferen

The prospect of intensified economic competition among the United States, Europe andJapan has yet to

When George Bush says he "won't touch Social Security" as part of efforts to balance the budget, wha

IT HAS BECOME A CLICHE to say last week's Earth Summit will be measured by what comes next, not by w

JAPAN MAY HAVE a healthy trade surplus, but its domestic economy remains in the doldrums. Consider t

Greek shipowners, with their huge but elderly fleets, must face up to some tough decisions in the co

RAIL UNIONS MAY HAVE TO STRIKEI read with interest Larry Kaufman's article entitled "Rails,

THE FOURTH OF JULY may be a fizzle for 1.5 million Americans who've been out of work more than six m

The shake-up on the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee continues. At least seven members

Around my home town are mountains. As kids we used to climb to the peak of one and yell at the top o

NO BLACKLISTING BY NY SHIP ASSOCIATIONYour story headlined "ILA Wants High Court to Rule on

For two-and-a-half years I beat my head against the walls that keep Japan's economy largely off limi

HERE'S A GOOD EXAMPLE of how government regulation can turn an industry upside down. Conside

THERE ARE MORE TROUBLING SIGNS this week that Russian economic reforms are slowing down: The governm

In the midst of difficult economic times, limited resources, pressure from global competitors and a

In a dry period for government expansion, there's a rare creation that warrants attention: the Criti

The Cold War is done. The Allies' export controls have worked. It's time to dismantle what remains o

NO WAY TO HELP US SHIPYARDSI am writing to echo the opinion of Rep. Jack Fields, R-Texas, on

CHINESE LEADERS, who touted economic reforms with a slogan about "smashing the three irons" of guara

In the wake of last week's Danish "no" vote on European unification, one question is being asked rep

MIRROR MIRROR ON THE WALL, who's the fairest trader of all? That's a question more and more

Now that network news stories on the nation's urban crisis are featured before the first commercial

LIKE THE CAVALRY riding to the rescue, Congress for the second straight year is saddling up to stop

ISRAELI CONTROLS in the troubled Gaza region are interfering with business on both sides of the bord

Horse racing made a comeback of sorts in China when Guangzhou held "The Golden Horse Cup" this April

Random notes from the battle for the economy that you probably did not read in your daily newspaper:

TRADE TALKS: LET'S GET ON WITH ITLet's be optimistic about the Uruguay Round of the General

DENMARK'S VOTE rejecting European unification has politicians there in a quandary, but for those sti

ALTHOUGH CHINA AND TAIWAN are at odds over Taiwan's admission to the GATT, there are signs their rel

Eastern Europe is a front-line victim of Denmark's rejection of the Maastricht Treaty. The E

It all appeared to be going so well. After five years of explosive growth, Thailand was internationa

A chart can sometimes match a picture and be worth at least a thousand words. Consider the c

SCORE ONE for common sense. The Interstate Commerce Commission decided last week that trucking compa

Major reforms in the U.S. foreign aid program may come next year, administration and congressional s

THREE YEARS after army tanks crushed a budding democracy movement in Beijing, hundreds of protesters

Contrary to popular belief, the most powerful man in Thailand is not the general with the most guns,

As if servicing a $63 billion foreign debt wasn't enough, economic reforms recommended by the Intern