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Fewer: How the New Demography of Depopulation Will Shape our Future, Ben J. Wattenberg (Chicago: Ivan R. Dee, 2004), 256 pp. Fewer: How the New...
World Watch, 03/01/05 by Martha Farnsworth Riche · More from publication
Low fertility and sustainability

Motivation to stabilize population can be undermined by excessive worry that smaller numbers of young people will be supporting larger numbers of...
World Watch, 09/01/04 by Martha Farnsworth Riche · More from publication
Technology and people

The Social Life of Information, by John Seely Brown and Paul Duguid. Boston Mass.: Harvard Business School Press, 2000, 320 pp. Have you ever been...
Issues in Science and Technology, 10/01/00 by Riche, Martha Farnsworth · More from publication
America's diversity and growth: Signposts for the 21st century

At the beginning of the 21st century, demographic trends seem to many Americans to signal new, potentially disquieting changes in the U.S....
Population Bulletin, 06/01/00 by Riche, Martha Farnsworth · More from publication
Q: should the Census Bureau use 'statistical sampling' in Census 2000?

Census 2000 may use statistical sampling after the mail out survey results are counted. A proponent of this says it will prevent undercounts, while...
Insight on the News, 08/18/97 by Martha Farnsworth Riche · More from publication

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Your Work How to Win at Office Politics

How to Win at Office Politics

Like it or not, every workplace is a political environment. But operating effectively within it doesn’t have to mean sucking up, lying, or slinging dirt. In its purest form, office politics is simply about getting from here to there: securing a promotion, seeing an idea come to fruition, or gaining support to make an organizational change. Playing the game well is about defending your position, earning respect, exchanging favors, and keeping your sanity amid the chaos. To get started, you need to know what you really want from work, then orient your political moves toward those goals. It all starts with strong relationships and helping others; those people in return make up the support system that helps you realize your goals. Here’s how it’s done.
Your Industry How Hill & Knowlton Thrives By Repping the Bad Guys

How Hill & Knowlton Thrives By Repping the Bad Guys

Times have been tough for everyone in the hype business the last couple of years ... except at Hill & Knowlton, the WPP (WPPGY)-owned PR agency. There, everybody else's bad news is good for business.
Your Money Volunteer Work When Unemployed: Should You Work for Free?

Volunteer Work When Unemployed: Should You Work for Free?

Laid-off executives are diving into volunteer work as a way to make new contacts, stay engaged, and eventually find paying work. But not every kind of volunteer work bestows the same benefits, and devoting too much time and energy to pro bono activities can actually hinder your search for a job that will pay the mortgage. Here’s how to guarantee a payoff from the work you do for free.

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