Daniel Kahn

This book illustrates the role of international economic advisors in the development of Israel’s economic policies. Based on extensive archival and historical research, it presents case studies on the policy impacts of the world-renowned advisors Michal Kalecki, Abba Lerner, Richard Kahn, Milton Friedman, Herbert Stein and Stanley Fischer. The authors evaluate the contributions of these advisors to policy developments in various fields, including international trade and capital flows, exchange rates, fiscal and monetary policy, industrial policy and labor relations. Readers will discover a wealth of previously unpublished information on these advisors’ activities, perspectives on policy and interactions with policymakers and the public. Using the Israeli experience as a guide, the authors subsequently derive general hypotheses regarding the conditions that are conducive to the success of economic advisors.

This book illustrates the role of international economic advisors in the development of Israel’s economic policies. Based on extensive archival and historical research, it presents case studies on the policy impacts of the world-renowned advisors Michal Kalecki, Abba Lerner, Richard Kahn, Milton Friedman, Herbert Stein and Stanley Fischer. The authors evaluate the contributions of these advisors to policy developments in various fields, including international trade and capital flows, exchange rates, fiscal and monetary policy, industrial policy and labor relations. Readers will discover a wealth of previously unpublished information on these advisors’ activities, perspectives on policy and interactions with policymakers and the public. Using the Israeli experience as a guide, the authors subsequently derive general hypotheses regarding the conditions that are conducive to the success of economic advisors.

The title promises musical comfort food, and that's what this album delivers. No more, no less. Songs That We All Recognize is a well-assembled album of mostly standards that takes no chances, offers no unexpected curves and avoids any disappointments for listeners seeking low-key acoustic straight-ahead jazz. Swedish vocalist Carin Lundin's third album is in the same league with discs such as Diana Krall's The Girl In The Other Room, although Lundin doesn't have quite the same velvet quality to her vocals or arrangements.

Moritz Eggert n’avait jamais eu grand-chose en commun avec le sport jusqu’à ce qu’on lui propose, fin 2004, de composer pour la Ruhrtriennale 2005 un oratorio en rapport avec le football. L’œuvre fut composée en cinq mois seulement, de début mars à fin juillet. À la suite de la création à la Jahrhunderthalle Bochum, la pièce fut intégrée au programme culturel de la Coupe du monde 2006 et connut deux représentations au Komische Oper Berlin. Outre ce football-oratorio, d’autres pièces en rapport avec ce sport furent écrites, telles que Ballack, du geile Schnitte (« Ballack, t’es canon », 2007) ou, pour le Bal de l’Opéra de Vienne 2008, Am Ball – Ein Fußballett (« Bal(le) dansant – Un foot-ballet »), une composition qui fit alors quelques remous auprès du public conservateur. Du jour au lendemain Eggert a ainsi gagné ses galons de « foot-compositeur » : il est l’un des compositeurs contemporains les plus connus et, comme il le dit lui-même, l’un de ceux dont le « goût de l’aventure » est le plus prononcé.