22 SEPTEMBER 1990, page 42

From Ovid's 'ars Amatoria'

. . . Now is the time to contrive A good mind to add to your looks: that alone will endure To the pyre at the end. Make sure You cultivate the liberal arts, and learn to speak......

. . . Should Be Made Of Sterner Stuff

Tim Congdon THE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE OF NATIONS by Michael E. Porter Macmillan, £25, pp.848 T he publication of Michael E. Porter's The Competitive Advantage of Nations a few......