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Perspectives on the Economy

Bailout is first step to recovery

by Tapan Munroe

October 3, 2008

We held our breath all of last week as the Wall Street roller coaster ride continued. After the shocking 777-point tumble on last Monday, the Dow staged a stunning 485-point recovery at the end of Tuesday. The partial-market recovery indicated expectations that the massive $700 billion economic rescue plan may be approved in a matter of days despite the setback of the previous week.

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Other Recent Articles by Tapan Munroe:

Need for rescue package great - September 24th

Energy efficiency key to independence - September 14th

Good economic news easy to find - August 29th

Nuclear energy should be in our future - August 14th

Available in the Fall

Silicon Valley:
The Ecology of Innovation

by Tapan Munroe
and Mark Westwind

published by the
Spanish Association of Science and Technology Parks

This thriving high-tech region in the southern San Francisco Bay Area is a unique economic environment where bold, new ideas compete and then are transformed into products and services that reshape our world. At the heart of this book are the key elements that make up the core of the Valley’s innovation ecosystem.

Available Now

The rush to cash in on the Dot-com Gold Rush was on. But there were serious problems. The dot-com bubble follows the classic pattern of speculative bubbles that economies around the world have experienced for centuries.

Available from
Orinda Books

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