TUESDAY, MAY 21 AT 8:00 P.M.
in
WEILL RECITAL HALL at CARNEGIE HALL

The Sylvan Winds

Schubert is generally considered a pretty good composer &, along w/
Dvorzhak, probably the best INSTRUMENTAL melodist of them all... But even
the best can be improved upon as happened to Schubert more than once. There
are not only numerous Liszt transcriptions of his songs, but the good abbé
wandered away w/ Schubert's Wanderer Phantasy transforming it into a piano concerto!
Even Schubert himself wasn't averse to self-`improvement' as witnessed by
his incorporating that little fishy song into an entire variation movement
in one of the most popular works in the entire chamber music literature,
although using the piano & 4 strings that DO NOT add up to a string quartet...
So, THERE was a good reason for making it better by using a STANDARD
chamber group w/ piano such as, e.g. wind quintet. BUT, if you want to
blame ME for daring to meddle w/ Schubert's fiddles changing them into
whistles, while pleading guilty for the notes, can't take CR for the idea.
It all started when Kenneth COOPER, now returning for his sixth
collaboration with the Sylvan Winds with whom he first appeared in 1980, at
their initial subscription concert at Weill Recital Hall in 1983 played the
work's Scherzo as an impromptu encore - with the Sylvan Wind Quintet
reading from the original string parts...
For their customary end-of-the-season return to Weill Recital Hall in
April '987 they ASKED me (does that count as a `commission'?) to provide
the arrangement for the entire work, premičred at the time. Now, by hearing
it on this version's 2nd performance at its 15th anniversary you may come
(as I hope you will!) to hear it for yourself & let me know if I should
chalk it up to the CR or DR column of my so called accomplishments (as in
`my "so called" life'). Hoping to c y there & that YOU'll become Sylvan
Winds regulars!

TUESDAY, MAY 21 AT 8:00 P.M. in
WEILL RECITAL HALL at CARNEGIE HALL for 
MASTERPIECES, a Sylvan Winds program 
featuring pianist KENNETH COOPER

Program: 

BRAHMS Zigeunerlieder (Gypsy Songs), Op. 103 (1888)
arr. for wind quintet & piano by Kenneth Cooper
BEETHOVEN Quintet in Eb Major, Op. 4 (1792/7)
arr. for wind quintet by Mordecai Rechtman
SCHUBERT 'Trout' Quintet in A Major, D. 667 (1819)
arr. for wind quintet & piano by Fedor Kabalin

The Sylvan Winds is pleased to present this program of 'Masterpieces'
dedicated to Florence & Martin Richman in honor of their generous patronage
and the 40th Wedding Anniversary!

WEILL RECITAL HALL is located @ 154 W 57 St
(50 steps to ze rite of ze Russian Tea Room)
Tickets are $25 & 20 / $12.50 & $10 for students & seniors. 
For further ticket information, please call (212) 222-3569

If there are others whom you think may be interested in attending, please
forward this reminder.

Hope to c ya there!

Fedor Kabalin
fedor.kabalin@nyu.edu

The SYLVAN WINDS, an ensemble devoted toexploring the literature of chamber music for wind instruments, is a naturaloutgrowth of the Sylvan Wind Quintet, founded in 1976. Based in New York City,the group is the only one of its kind to present an annual subscription serieswhich has been critically acclaimed and has been captivating audiences with itsinnovative programming. Following a concert sponsored by the Carnegie HallCorporation in 1982, the Sylvan Winds has frequently performed in Weill RecitalHall.
The ensemble has often been featured at Lincoln Center's Mostly Mozart Festival,most recently appearing in the Mozart & Prague week, having also appearedduring the Mozart Bicentennial Celebration and Haydn Marathon, as well as inAvery Fisher Hall pre-concert programs, and participating with the Festival'swinds in performances of the Mozart Grand Partita (K. 361/370a) and Handel'soriginal orchestration of the Royal Fireworks music. Chosen to perform for NewYork's Governor's Arts Awards in the fall of 1994, the Sylvan Winds have alsotoured major university and chamber music series nationally, includingperformances at the University of the Pacific, Amherst College and the RutgersUniversity Summerfest. Featured as the chamber ensemble in-residence at theWhite Mountains Festival, the ensemble performed in Korea in the spring of 1993and has also been heard on New York City radio stations WQXR, WNYC and WBAI, aswell as on National Public Radio's Performance Today.
Noted for a wide range and breadth of repertory, the Sylvan Winds have presenteda number of New York, United States and world premieres of works by suchcomposers as Gustav Holst, Gunther Schuller, David Chaitkin and Arthur Weisberg.Many of the works they perform are written for a variety of instrumentalgroupings and have included collaborations with guest artists such as conductorGerard Schwarz, the Guarneri String Quartet, pianist Claude Frank and EdmundBattersby, harpsichordists Kenneth Cooper and Gerald Ranck, singers Wendy Whiteand D'Anna Fortunato, as well as the American Brass Quintet.

http://www.watermark.hu/doctorsunic/
Welcome to watermark.hu  

Dr Thomas (Tomislav) SUNIC 


writer, translator, author, former US professor in political science,
former Croatiandiplomat


EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

1977 : B.A. English Language and Literature, School of Humanities, University of Zagreb, Croatia
1978 : B.A. French Language and Literature, School of Humanities, University of Zagreb, Croatia
1985 : M.A. International Affairs, California State University, Sacramento;
1988 : Ph.D.Political Science, University of California, Santa Barbara.

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

LOBBYIST
1980-1982 : Algeria, multinational company Sequipag - Ingra
1983-1988 : USA, free lance, lobbying for different organizations.

PROFESSOR
1988-1989 : University of California USA
1989-1990 : Cal State Fullerton, Long Beach, USA
1990-1993 : Juniata College, Pennsylvania USA.

DIPLOMAT
1993-1995 : Zagreb, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Head of Service Lobbying and Press
1995-1996 : Copenhagen, high diplomat at the Croatian Embassy ;
1996-2000 : Brussels, high diplomat at the Croatian Embassy ;
2001 - : Zagreb, Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Press and Lobbying


EXTRA PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES


Journalist
- For foreign editors : Le Monde, The Chicago Tribune, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Le Monde diplomatique, Frankfurter Allgemeine, etc.


Media (TV and Radio)
- Interview with the CNN, Mc Neil Lehrer, Toronto TV, Zagreb TV, many local radio stations in the USA and Europe.

Speaker
- Annually over 50 speeches for different social organizations, i.e. The Rotary, Caritas, Lions, universities on the topics of international (economics) politics, etc.

LANGUAGES: 

English (fluent), Croatian (fluent), French (fluent), German 
(fluent), Italian (reading), Latin (some reading).

http://www.watermark.hu/doctorsunic/  

A win for American democracy
Jeffrey T. Kuhner

 The Bush administration's decision this week to renounce the treaty creating the International Criminal Court (ICC)is a victory for U.S.sovereignty, sending a message to the rest of the world that Washington will protect its citizens and defend its national interests despite international pressure to do otherwise. The ICC treaty has been ratified by 66 nations and will come into effect on July 1. The ICC is designed to serve as a court of last resort toinvestigate war crimes and human rights violations in areas of the globe
where national authorities either cannot or refuse to do so. ICC proponents
claim that the court follows the precedent set by the Nuremberg trial held
after World War II and is a major step toward constructing a system of
international humanitarian law. President Bush's decision has revived 
criticisms that the United States has once again embraced a unilateralist foreign policy and rejected itsinternational commitments. Human rights groups and European governments
insist that the administration's repudiation of the ICC treaty signals a
lack of support for prosecuting crimes against humanity. This is false. 
As Mr. Bush stated in a recent letter to Yugoslav President Vojislav
Kostunica, the United States continues to demand that Belgrade cooperate
with the United Nations war crimes tribunal that is investigating atrocities
committed during the bloody break-up of Yugoslavia in the 1990s. The 
problem with the ICC, however, is that its mandate is open-ended. The court is not
accountable to anyone but an elite class of international bureaucrats. 
The ICC represents a serious threat to U.S. national interests because
like all international bodies it could be used by critics of American
foreign policy as a tool to prosecute U.S. servicemen, military officials,
statesmen and even presidents for alleged crimes against humanity. By
ratifying the ICC treaty, the Bush administration would be granting an
international court in The Hague jurisdiction over American citizens. Such a
move would not only violate the Constitution, but more ominously, could
imperil the ability of future administrations to conduct military 
operations and troop deployments overseas. Ironically, then-President Bill 
Clinton signed the treaty in December 2000, and remains a strong supporter of the ICC. Yet, had the court beenestablished while he was in office, Mr. Clinton most likely would have been one of its first defendants: He could have been prosecuted by an
anti-American leftist on trumped-up charges of having ordered war crimes. 
If this sounds far-fetched, it isn't. That the ICC is likely to be 
politicized and hostile to the United
States is illustrated by the current U.N. war crimes tribunal in The Hague.
Considerable media attention has focused on the trial of former Serb
strongman Slobodan Milosevic, who is accused of having masterminded ethnic
cleansing campaigns in the wars in Croatia, Bosnia and Kosovo. Yet an
overlooked but far more consequential case is that of Croatian Gen. Ante
Gotovina. The case reveals the danger to U.S. interests by international 
war crimes bodies. Gen. Gotovina was indicted in June 2001 by the 
prosecutor's office at The Hague on charges that he exercised "command responsibility" over a 1995military operation that resulted in the expulsion of 150,000 ethnic Serbs
from Croatia. Supported by the Clinton administration, Croatian forces
launched a three-day massive military offensive - known as "Operation 
Storm"
- on Aug. 5, 1995, in which Croatia recovered territories occupied by rebel
Serbs following the country's drive for independence from Yugoslavia in
1991. Gen. Gotovina is not accused of committing or ordering war crimes, but
simply of being in charge when atrocities were committed. By this 
standard, America is also guilty. The United States provided
military and technical assistance to Operation Storm in order to deliver a
decisive defeat to Milosevic's genocidal goal of forging an ethnically pure
"Greater Serbia." The Clinton administration viewed Croatia's military
campaign as pivotal to tilting the strategic balance of power in the region
against Serb forces, paving the way for the 1995 Dayton Peace Accords that
ended the war in neighboring Bosnia. Washington's involvement in the
operation was not only legitimate, but significantly advanced U.S. interests
in the region by putting an end to Serbia's expansionist ambitions. 
Yet American support and approval for the military offensive means the
indictment against Gen. Gotovina could lead to the prosecution by The Hague
tribunal of Mr. Clinton and other high-ranking U.S. officials on charges of
having command responsibility for alleged war crimes that were committed
during the operation. Some in the prosecutor's office now want to call Mr.
Clinton and former Ambassador Richard Holbrooke to answer questions about
their role in Operation Storm. It is only a matter of time before the two
men are ordered to testify before the tribunal. As the Gotovina case 
demonstrates, future U.S. presidents are no longer
safe from being called before a war crimes court to answer for actions
committed by America's allies. Therefore, the Bush administration is right
to reject participation in the ICC. Any other decision will jeopardize
Washington's ability to project its power around the globe, and will allow a
transnational elite of U.N. bureaucrats to decide whether the United States
can act as the world's sole policeman. This decision should be made by
American voters, and not left-wing globalists based in The Hague. Score one
for American democracy. 
_______________________
Jeffrey T. Kuhner, Assistant National Editor
The Washington Times
3600 New York Ave. N.E.,
Washington, D.C. 2002
202-636-3273 -office
202-529-6658 -fax
http://www.WashingtonTimes.com/ 
___________________________

BLEIBURG MAY 1945 -2002

Hrvatski holokaust, Bleiburg i Križni put hrvatskog naroda na kome se našlo oko pola milijuna Hrvata.

Neka se ne zaboravi da je Bleiburg najveci poslijeratni zlocin na svijetu u kojemu je bez sudenja, zlocinacki pobijeno oko 200.000 Hrvata svih uzrasta, tj. žena, djece, starica i staraca s hrvatskom razoružanom i zarobljenom vojskom. 

Moj, sad vec pokojni otac, Hrvoje, je cudom prezivio Križni put i sve mi
je svojedobno ispricao (koliko je mogao jer je to naprosto bilo prebolno) ...
Nemam dvojbe kad kažem da je i danas nasa ljudska dužnost boriti se za viziju
tih tisuca mladih, palih domoljuba ... 

Davor Pavuna


Moj djed je isto tako prošao Križni put. Kao i veliki broj onih koji to nemaju prilike izreci.
Mi se moramo baviti buducnošcu i kako izgraditi ovu dragu nam zemlju, a odgovorni u vladi 
neka rade na tome da se objavi istina. 

Ništa više, ništa manje.

Nenad Bach

http://www.croatia.net/bleiburg/index.html 

The island of Zlarin is located on the Dalmatian coast an hour north ofSplit. It is one of four inhabited islands belonging to the town of Sibenik, thegateway to the national parks in the Krka river gorge and the Kornati Islands.Zlarin is within swimming distance of the mainland, just a 30 minute boat ridefrom the Sibenik ferry terminal. Zlarin's beautiful coast and clear waters are ahaven for yachters travelling the Croatian coast, its picturesque small villagedating to the 1400's is a photographers dream and its pristine coves a paradisefor swimmers and summer sunbathers.

Until the 1960's islands off the coast from Sibenik were heavily cultivated,primarily for subsistence farming. At one time, Zlarin even produced exportablewine and olive oil. Today agricultural production has dwindled to garden plotsand a few cared-for olive and grape orchards. At present, only 5% of theisland's 8.14 square kilometers are used for agricultural production. Much ofthe former orchards and vineyards are covered with Mediterranean pine.

Maglite founder and President Anthony Maglica recently enlisted the help ofthe faculty and design studios at California State Polytechnic University Pomonato provide a vision for Zlarin, the place of his youth. Mr. Maglica, born in NewYork City to Croatian immigrants, returned to the island with his mother in the1930's as a small child, and came back to the U.S. in his early twenties forgainful employment like so many of his countrymen. As recent as 1960 thepopulation of Zlarin was close to 2000 people. However, many of the inhabitantsleft the island for jobs in the cities of the former Yugoslavia, leaving thepresent population at approximately 250.

A recent visit to the island left Anthony Maglica discouraged about theisland and its people's future. Wanting to bring jobs and the substance of acomplete life to the people of Zlarin, he enlisted the help of the Cal Polydesign studios to prepare a master plan and urban design solutions for thevillage and the hinterlands of his Adriatic childhood. The college's richhistory began with its founding Dean Richard Neutra and his principles ofsurvival through design, which are manifest in the Architecture, Art, LandscapeArchitecture, and Urban & Regional Planning Departments and, the highlyregarded Center for Regenerative studies. Cal Poly's College of Environmentaldesign has a reputation for taking on real world projects and brings a diverserange of expertise to bear on an island like Zlarin. The College's Center forRegenerative Studies is known internationally as a living lab forsustainability, and its know-how is a keen match with an island project.

Working with the attributes of Zlarin, the design studios at Cal Poly arebeginning to develop a vision for the island that expands the idea of tourism toinclude the island's agricultural history, its quaint village and clear coastalwaters. Additionally, internet based cottage industries and light, pollutionfree, manufacturing will bring a balance to the economic vitality of the island.The Cal Poly studios are painting the picture of a culturally authentic placedriven by worldly economic engines. The studio is developing designs to enhancethe island's amenities and historic traditions in order to expand tourism beyondthe typical two-month season. Water sports, agri-tourism, and high qualityindigenous cuisine will give tourists many reasons to come to Zlarin. Visitorsmay visit a local winery, olive oil production facility, work on a small farm,bike around the island or eat in restaurants serving up locally produced fishand hams, goat cheese, wild asparagus, and other island grown greens andvegetables. Authentic dwellings are being considered for renovation as touristaccommodations in lieu of megalithic resort and hotel complexes. Newdevelopments are being depicted at the same scale and character as the existingvillage. Several light manufacturing and assembly facilities will be nestledinconspicuously along the edge of the island's agricultural valley. At the heartof the historic village, a new town center is being designed to provide accessto modern shopping, a movie theater and a place for cultural events.

In April 2000, a team from Cal Poly visited Zlarin and the town of Sibenik,Croatia to collect data and meet with local leaders. The vision the team isdeveloping found consensus with the local people. With the help anddetermination of Anthony Maglica, the vision for this place seems destined tobecome a world class destination with authentic qualities.

                                          http://www.csupomona.edu/~env/zlarin/# 

These are the museums along Museum Mile :
ElMuseo del Barrio at 104th Street
Museumof the City of New York at 103rd Street
InternationalCenter of Photography at 94th Street
JewishMuseum at 92nd Street
Cooper-HewittNational Museum of Design at 91st Street
NationalAcademy Museum and School of Fine Arts at 89th Street
SolomonR. Guggenheim Museum at 88th Street
MetropolitanMuseum of Art from 82-86 Street
GoetheHouse German Cultural Center at 82nd Street

Attention again, Croatian-Americans... 

JOB OPENING ANNOUNCEMENT

MANAGING EDITOR - ST. LOUIS REVIEW

The Archdiocese of St. Louis is seeking a Managing Editor of the St. Louis 
Review. The Review is the official Catholic newspaper of the Archdiocese. 
It is published weekly. The position has complete responsibility for 
reporting and the editorial department, general make-up of the newspaper, 
production, printing, and distribution. The position reports to the Editor 
and works closely with the Archbishop of St. Louis. Individual must be a 
practicing Catholic, with a strong knowledge of and fidelity to the 
Magisterium and who is supportive of the priorities of the local Ordinary. 
Individual should have an advanced degree in Journalism or a related subject 
and have considerable experience with an appropriate Catholic publication. 
Salary is commensurate with experience, qualifications, and credentials. 

Interested parties should forward their resume with cover letter to Managing 
Director - Human Resources, #20 Archbishop May Drive, St. Louis, MO 63119.
FAX 314-792-7541 e-mail (preferred): humanresources@archstl.org. 

Best regards in The Lord,

Fr. C. John

Fr. CJ McCloskey III
Director, Catholic Information Center
Suite 175
1501 K St., NW 
Washington, DC 20005-1401
http://www.catholicity.com/mccloskey/ 
http://www.cicdc.org 
w. tel. 202-783-2062
w. fax. 202-783-6667
Orders: 1- 888- 574-3339
h. tel. 202-207-1184
h. fax 202-328-0621

Please disseminate to Croatian-American community. 

USAJOBS Control No. ID6984&nbspFO 
www.USAJOBS.opm.gov  

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 
COMMERCE, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
Vacancy Announcement Number: OGC-02-06 

Opening Date: 05/10/2002 
Closing Date:   05/31/2002 

Position: 
SUPERVISORY ATTORNEY-ADVISOR (INTERNATIONAL) 

GS-0905-15/15 

Salary: 
$92,060 - $119,682 per year 

Promotion Potential: GS-15 

Duty Location: 1 vacancy at Washington 
Metro Are, DC 

WHO MAY APPLY: 
Open to all qualified persons. 
Relocation expenses will not be paid. 

The Commerce Department provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with 
disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the 
application or hiring process, please notify the Executive Officer at (202) 
482-0490. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be on a 
case-by-case basis. 

MAJOR DUTIES: 
The Office of the Chief Counsel for 
Commercial Law Development is seeking applications for a supervisory attorney 
to lead a technical assistance program promoting regional economic integration 
in Southeast Europe. (Current salary range for GS-15 is $92,060-$119,682, 
depending on experience.) The Commercial Law Development Program (CLDP) 
provides training and consultative services to lawmakers, regulators, judges, 
educators and business leaders. The Southeast Europe program requires close 
coordination with USAID, the US Department of State, the Office of the US 
Trade Representative and other federal agencies, as well as our regional host 
governments. This senior attorney will lead a team of attorneys, 
international program specialists and administrative support staff located in 
Washington and in Croatia. The position requires frequent travel in Southeast 
Europe; trips frequently are for two weeks at a time. 


QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED: 
Applicant must be a graduate from a full course of study in a School of Law 
accredited by the American Bar Association and be a member in good standing of 
the bar of a state, territory of the United States, the District of Columbia, 
or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. 


U.S. citizenship, bar membership (any jurisdiction) and ability to obtain a 
Secret level security clearance are required. Employment offers are 
conditioned on satisfactory completion of security clearance requirements. 

The position requires frequent travel in Southeast Europe; trips frequently 
are for two weeks at a time. 

KNOWLEDGES, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED 

We are seeking attorneys with at least 10 years of experience in related 
fields, including at least 5 years of experience in Eastern European trade, 
law or economic policy matters and at least 5 years of experience with 
technical assistance, preferably working with USAID. The ideal candidate also 
will have experience operating under US government policies and procedures, 
participating in inter-agency coordination processes, supervising professional 
and support staff and forming and executing both technical assistance 
strategies and operational budgets. 

BASIS OF RATING: 
As stated elsewhere in this announcement. 

PAY, BENEFITS, AND WORK SCHEDULE: 

Selectee will be eligible for health and life insurance, annual (vacation) and 
sick leave and will be covered under the Federal Employees Retirement System. 

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT: 

Under Executive Order 11935, only United States citizens and nationals 
(residents of American Samoa and Swains Island) may compete for civil service 
jobs. Agencies are permitted to hire noncitizens only in very limited 
circumstances where there are no qualified citizens available for the 
position. 

OTHER INFORMATION: 

This position is in the excepted service. It is excluded from provisions of 
the career transition assistance program. 


HOW TO APPLY: 
You may apply by submitting a Resume or an "Optional Application for Federal 
Employment" (OF-612) for this vacancy announcement. Resumes must include the 
following information (in addition to specific information requested elsewhere 
in this vacancy announcement): announcement number, veteran's preference, and 
social security number. Applications should include all experience, 
education, training, self-development, awards, commendations, outside 
activities, or other information relevant to the announced vacancy. 


Interested persons should send a resume and cover letter explaining their 
qualifications for the position either by mail or by e-mail. Current and 
recent Government employees also should submit their most recent performance 
appraisal. 

E-mail applications should be submitted electronically to: 
OGCExecutiveOffice@doc.gov.  If submitting an application electronically, 
please be sure to reference the vacancy announcement number in the subject 
line in order to ensure that the application is sent to the correct hiring 
office. 

Incomplete application packages will not be considered. 

For additional information about this position please 
contact: 

EXECUTIVE OFFICER 
202-482-0490 
Submit your application package to: 

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 
OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL 
14TH AND CONSTITUTION AVE. N.W 
ROOM 5875 
WASHINGTON, DC 20230 

The Commerce Department does not condone or tolerate discrimination based on 
race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical or mental 
disability or sexual orientation. 

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NOTE: Most of this message is in English; I just give a very brief
summary in Croatian at the very bottom of the message ...

This is possibly one of the key dilemmas of our global village ...

''The corporate (profit) bottom line dictates values (in the USA)''
... and what is the BOTTOM LINE in your own mind-vision ?

It is a rather serious article in the latest TIME and it's online
and I can hardly think of the better text that describes the
core dilemmas of all managers, professionals or our people today ...

Davor.
----

More details online:

http://www.time.com/time/europe/magazine/article/0,13005,901020513-235392,00.html 
--
As intemperate, sustained assaults on accepted wisdoms go, Will Hutton's The World We're In (Little Brown; 409 pages) is world class. The British author and economist's basic premise is that the world stands at a critical juncture faced by the "unlovely and dangerous prospect" that American security concerns will become paramount and all other global worries will be subordinated in an exercise of unilateral "brutish American power." Only the European Union, argues Hutton, has the democratic values and social and economic models to offer a counterweight. What sets Hutton's passionate cri de guerre apart from the usual left-of-center orthodoxy is its root-and-branch critique of contemporary American society and the explicit claim it makes that a united Europe now offers a better, fairer, more successful and more democratic model for the future than the U.S.

Hutton piles one alleged American failing on top of another:

American democracy today is "an offense to democratic ideals." "The object of the U.S. corporation is now naked and unashamed: it is to maximize financial gain for those who own it." "The U.S. system is not only socially unjust but also calamitously economically inefficient."

The cause of this sorry state of affairs, in Hutton's eyes, is simple: the ascendancy enjoyed over the past 25 years by the American brand of fundamentalist conservatism with its mulish stress on the rights of the propertied and the freedom of business. "American conservatism," he writes, has "wrought contemptible damage on its own society [and] cannot be allowed to repeat the carnage in Europe." Civility is now under siege in the U.S. because of the triumph of the market economy. The corporate bottom line dictates values. Social mobility has ground to a halt as bitterness and cynicism have risen. Meantime, American unilateralism is threatening the fabric of global interdependence and understanding so painstakingly constructed since 1945. Europe, in contrast, is a land of milk and honey. Europeans generally favor those things Hutton defines as "good": a dominant role for the state; income redistribution; a wider definition of "rights" including free health, education and unemployment benefits; international organizations and supranational authority. "Europe stands alone in offering hope and opportunity to the destitute of the world," argues Hutton. "If this clash is at bottom a moral argument, the Europeans win hands down."

A subplot running throughout the book is the argument that Britain must choose once and for all whether it "sides" with the U.S. or Europe as the relationship between the two power blocs becomes more competitive and the euro transforms relationships in Europe forever. Hutton, of course, has no doubt that Europe offers Britain far more than the U.S. does. If Hutton's purpose is to start a debate about America's or Europe's future, he may well succeed. But if his object is to change minds, change policies, change values, change priorities - on either side of the Atlantic - this angry book is far more likely to end up worsening divisions and heightening misunderstandings.
---------

Intimne strateske dileme glede svake HR vizije s kojima se eksplicitno
i implicitno susrecemo (a rekao bih i svi na ovoj listi) su
sasvim sigurno povezane i s nasom osobnom vizijom glede opcija
kapitalizma, globalizacije u odnosu na 'lokalne' nacionalne vrijednosti ...
jedna arhetipna dilema je dosta dobro opisana u zadnjem TIME-u :

... naime ''The corporate bottom line dictates values (in the USA)''
pa ako cijeli svijet potpuno preuzme 'tvrdi' Wall Street credo ...
postavlja se pitanje posljedica za sve 'polu-socijalisticke' Euro-ekonomije,
za male zemlje, a u TIME clanku konkretno pro-americku Veliku Britaniju ...


PROFIT je glavni cilj svake kompanije (USA, GB)

protiv

Vlada i demokratski odabrani predstavnici drustvo
moraju biti aktivni partneri u domeni odluka kompanije (D, EU)

To je i tema nove knjige britanskog ekonomiste Will Hutton-a
i TIME mu posvecuje 2 stranice u zadnjem broju te govori o
ozbiljnijem konceptualnom sukobu izmedju Wall Street profit opsesije
i jedne (ne uvijek idealne) ali blaze Euro-verzije kapitalizma
(gdje je glavna dilema pred Britanijom: ici s USA kao dosad ili s EU ...).

Srecom dobar dio je na web-u i isplati se procitati:

http://www.time.com/time/europe/magazine/article/0,13005,901020513-235392,00.html