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WHAT does it mean to treat human behavior as if everyone has a price? That’s the broad question animating “Strings Attached: Untangling the Ethics of Incentives” (Russell Sage Foundation and Princeton) by Ruth W. Grant. When the government offers tax deductions for charitable donations, when a soup kitchen feeds the homeless on the condition that they attend church, or when the writer of a will attaches stipulations to a bequest — all these situations involve incentives. Dr. Grant, a political science and philosophy professor and senior fellow at the Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University, says we tend to view such incentives as some form of voluntary trade. In…

RKNet Studios and Aary Films announced post-production of the romantic thriller movie Pyar Mein Kyun… for release in mid 2012. Edison, New Jersey (PRWEB) February 04, 2012 Hollywood movies can take the age old story of love between a man and a woman in the most intriguing and authentic manner to produce one box office hit after another… and the movie is as authentic in its story and storytelling. It is the story of 2nd generation South Asian love, romance, heart-wrenching deception and drama between an older man and a 19 year old girl in our globally connected and socially networked generation. Sometimes things are not quite what they seem! The star casts of characters in the movie…

ATHENS — The Greek finance minister, Evangelos Venizelos, said on Saturday that talks between the government and its foreign creditors on a second rescue deal were “on a razor’s edge,” adding that though progress had been made on some levels, crucial issues were unresolved. Agreement was reached on issues like the recapitalization of Greek banks and the privatization of state assets, Mr. Venizelos said. “Two major, interrelated, issues remain unresolved — labor relations and wages in the private sector, and the fiscal measures that must be taken to ensure we are within target for 2012,” Mr. Venizelos said after a two-hour conference call with euro…