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...oblique criticism of U.S. policy, the communiqué said that high interest rates were making it more difficult for heavily indebted Third World nations to meet their obligations. Among ten specific points of agreement were 1) the need to reduce budget deficits "where necessary," 2) the urgency of helping poorer countries develop industries, 3) the fact that the Third World debt should be addressed on a case-by-case basis, and 4) endorsement of unspecified moves to stabilize the international financial system. Said Thatcher: "So you see, we have not been idle during the last two days...
...become as necessary as the typewriter, then Harvard is going to have to be able to help students choose between an Apple, DEC, or IBM personal computer. It should figure out how these can better be integrated into actual coursework. And, most important, the University must insure that poorer students will have the same access to the new technology as their richer colleagues, or else Harvard's policy of aid-blind admissions won't be worth the piece of paper it is written...
...border that the settlement of the west had for the United States-relieving overcrowded cities and rural areas of some of their excess populations. This could be especially important in nations like Brazil, whose urban areas have been deluged recently by a flood of migrants from the poorer sections of the country...
...some argue that the Fellows, who come from poorer countries than the American MPAs, should not have to pay such high costs. "The fees are not justified in the long run. Even though I'm sponsored by an international organization, the money I'm using at Harvard could go towards tuition for two students somewhere else, so my country is losing out," one Fellow complains. "It is also unfair that people from the developing world must be Mason Fellows to attend the K-School. We should have a choice whether we want to pay those extra costs. The treatment...
...most pernicious aspect of Reality and Rhetoric is Bauer's view of culture. The process of development he indicates requires that poorer nations surrender their culture and accept that of the West. This treatment of one of the major non-economic issues of development is cavalier at best. Whereas for Bauer culture may mean nothing more than the ability to accept capitalism others have a richer conception...