Carolina Quotes[C]hildren who are attending dysfunctional schools in dysfunctional neighborhoods, people... unable to catch their bearings in... the IT revolution and globalization, the working poor... trapped in a culture of poverty... ought not be treated like machines without feelings.
John Komlos Connected to the Carolinas
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- Foundations of Real-World Economics (2019)
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- 2019
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