Marchand--Don't Let Uncertainty Hinder Planning Processes

One morning last month, the daily newspapers simultaneously gladdened my heart and embarrassed me. My pleasure came not from the chagrin—I'm hardly fond of humiliation—but from a report about the unexpectedly strong growth of employment and the likelihood that '99 will bring yet another year of economic growth. I'm delighted by the news, but embarrassed by the memory of a column of mine that appeared in these pages in November.