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...development theory has proved woefully wrong in assuming that political change will follow neatly on the heels of economic modernization; nonetheless, it is still accepted that the contest over political systems in the future will be largely informed by the outcomes of "hard politics," or economic relations. In the "group of 77," the OAU and the United Nations, Third World leaders may test Moynihan's patience with denunciations of Western imperialism, interventionism, exploitationism and hegemonism. But at the same time, they have almost all come to accept, and begin to conform to, the realities of interdependence--in their dealings with...
When it first became apparent that Jessica needed treatment outside the Soviet Union, Khaika Katz sought the assistance of Action for Soviet Jewry, Inc., a social and political activist group that promotes the emigration of Soviet Jews. They enlisted the help of Dr. Richard Feinbloom, assistant professor of pediatrics at Harvard Medical School...
Moreover, the authors, using the mutual reinforcement of their group as a model, advise parents to share their experiences with other parents. Trial and error, the methodology of most parents, can be pretty scary, and talking with friends makes things easier. As they write, "We need to discover that other parents worry as we do, grow as we do, feel inadequate as we do, feel joyous, exhilarated or angry as we do." In this regard, Ourselves succeeds admirably. In reading, the book becomes a friend to talk to, a companion on the odyssey. Ten women from Boston...
Williams says she was once a member of the American Indian Movement (AIM)--an indian activist group) when it first started. I believed there had to be the board that whacked the donkey on the back and said, 'wake up America. Look what's happening!" I think it served it's place, and there still is that need, but there's also a need to say O.K., now that we have your attention, now that we've made these problems known, let's have a second wave of people come in and try to deal with these problems. That...
...five-member Federal Trade Commission must review Barnes' decision before it becomes final. If the decision is approved, the AMA will appeal the decision, a spokesman for the group said...