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...ever they took root, gaining genuine popular support, they would pose a threat to the stability of democratic South Africa." But Altbeker sees the danger exacerbated by the ANC's own policies of pursuing economic growth without promoting social equality. "A large body of economic thinking suggests that the widening of inequality is one of the inevitable by-products of rapid economic growth in developing countries," he writes. "There is no universal consensus on this, but if inequality really does tend to widen as economies expand, then we had better hope that it is not the principal reason...
...issue of TIME, circa 2007. "Maybe on the cover he'll find a poignant photograph of AIDS in Africa. Then he'll open up the magazine and see a photograph advertising a shiny Mercedes." Through his pistachio green designer glasses, the ad man's ever-twinkling eyes widen. "And then he'll see a big spread on the lost children of Brazil, which is followed by a double-page photograph for Chanel perfume." Knocking his knuckles once on the table, Toscani, 65, lets out a short bark of a laugh. "Our archaeologist will wonder what the hell was going...
...need to widen this inquiry to include issues of post-baccalaureate education,” she said, noting that for many professions, graduate training now seems “as imperative” as a college degree...
...Kosovo and Lebanon. Finally, Kouchner's visit began on the fourth anniversary of the truck bombing of the United Nation's Baghdad headquarters that killed the U.N.'s special envoy and Kouchner's personal friend, Sergio Viera de Mello, and in the wake of a recent U.N. resolution to widen its mandate in Iraq...
...groups with his raid on the Red Mosque, most Pakistani moderates support his stand against extremism. Elements within the army or intelligence services that remain sympathetic to the extremists may finally see them as the threat that they are. The risk is that Musharraf's anti-radical stance may widen divisions in the army and intelligence forces, costing the President their support when he needs it most...