Beyond the Ivory Tower
By Derek Bok (President of Harvard University)
1982
Harvard President Derek Bok's book on the responsibility of academia to business and community is still relevant today.
President-elect Obama's choice to head the White House Economic Council is Lawrence Summers*, the 2nd Secretary of the Treasury under Clinton, and, more recently, a short term President of Harvard - fighting the same battles that Bok fought during his tenure.
The $64 Billion question though is whether right wing attack folks of the likes of Newt Gingrich were supportive of the Summers (Clinton) attacks? In this case, I cannot say - but in general the circumstantial evidence is substantial.
* Here is what Summers had to say about the 700 Billion dollar bailout, back in September.
