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... Harris began scouting for an economist who could help promote the ex- change and create new contracts . A strapping , slightly citified country boy from Norris City , Illinois , fond of banker's pinstripes , Harris could chortle a ...
... Harris began scouting for an economist who could help promote the ex- change and create new contracts . A strapping , slightly citified country boy from Norris City , Illinois , fond of banker's pinstripes , Harris could chortle a ...
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... Harris and re- tailing didn't get along , so he began nosing around the Board of Trade , which was beginning to stir after the long hiatus of the war years . He joined the board in a staff position in 1949 , and by 1953 he was executive ...
... Harris and re- tailing didn't get along , so he began nosing around the Board of Trade , which was beginning to stir after the long hiatus of the war years . He joined the board in a staff position in 1949 , and by 1953 he was executive ...
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... Harris had telephoned Milton Friedman at his summer retreat in Vermont , persuading Friedman to meet him and Melamed in New York to discuss the IMM . The three of them spent two days trading ideas at the Wal- dorf - Astoria . Harris and ...
... Harris had telephoned Milton Friedman at his summer retreat in Vermont , persuading Friedman to meet him and Melamed in New York to discuss the IMM . The three of them spent two days trading ideas at the Wal- dorf - Astoria . Harris and ...
Contents
10Prospecting for Players | 10 |
15Hyping the Future | 90 |
Part IIWhat Does It Take to Win? | 99 |
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