Schwartz Report: Building Small — Economies of Number

Public release date: 2-Nov-2012   .   Contact: Evan Nowell   .   egn2109@columbia.edu   .   Columbia Business School   Building small: In many industries, economies of size is shifting to economies of numbers NEW YORK — November 2, 2012 — For decades, “bigger is better” has been the conventional path to efficiency in industries ranging from transportation to power …

Winslow Wheeler: Romney’s Unrealistic Defense Budget with Comment by Robert Steele

Romney’s defense budget is unrealistic By Winslow T. Wheeler, director, Straus Military Reform Project at the Project On Government Oversight – 11/01/12 10:45 AM ET Mitt Romney’s proposal to boost defense spending until it reaches “a floor of four percent of GDP [gross domestic product],” as he proclaims at his official website, is an insult …