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...hence common to all scenarios, would seem to include moderate economic growth (no return to the rapid growth of the 1960's), a continuation of moderate oil prices ($15 to $30 per barrel over the period), increasing economic power for Japan and the gang of four, based on continued success as exporters of manufactures, and continuing slow growth and rising unemployment in most of Western Europe. It would also include the prospect of continuing deterioration of economic performance in most of Africa, and of slow growth in Latin America, as these countries maintain their anti-competitive policies such as overvalued...
Instead, Mexico has enjoyed relative economic success which has allowed the government to spend away many of the nation's incipient social tensions, as well as perpetuating a stable political system and system of one-party rule that is without peer in the Hispanic world...
This problem becomes apparent when Riding discusses the current period of crisis in the midst of which Mexico now seems to be. Riding's fears are well founded. The two pillars of Mexico's past stability, its economic success and the resilience of the PRI, both appear weak. The country gambled on its new-found oil wealth, borrowing heavily through the 1970s and using the black gold as collateral. But oil prices have stagnated while interest rates have risen, leaving Mexico with a debt burden approaching 100 billion dollars...
...reading period, four pre-med roommates found their organic chemistry final approaching faster than they might ideally have wished. The day before the exam, they realized that their hopes for success on the test were dim at best. And their hopes of admission into medical school, which in turn, of course, had immeasurable influence on their hopes for fiscally rewarding adult lives were fading before their eyes. Calculating realistically, they determined that what they really needed was another solid 48 hours to study for the exam, which unfortunately was scheduled in approximately...
...biggest reasons for the historic success of the fund drive--which raised $356 million for Harvard--was the campaign's strategy of involving potential major donors in the leadership of the drive...