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(this means "economic mobilization for its own sake") of this miasma of warfare states? Apart from the fact that it will take care of itself (in what apalling ways we can only guess), the question of global improvement calls to mind the plight of a Chinese poet. He lived in that great, sleepy time when Confucius and the tao had taken care of China's spiritual discords, and the mandarins took care of everything else. And he would wistfully imagine, when he saw a great cloud of dust rise against the horizon

artists' promotion organization called Comité Artisanal Haitien, founded in Port-au-Prince in 1973. The support given to over 200 Haitian artists through the sale of these unique and wellrecognized crafts is an important part of rebuilding grassroots democracy in Haiti. In Haiti, the poorest country in the western hemisphere, where jobs are scarce or non-existent, the money earned from craftmaking is not supplemental income, as it might be in other countries, but the sole source of support for most artisans

have the 12 agree. Now it’s accepted in criminal cases that the majority of 10 by 12 is accepted. But this new mecanism is only accepted by the judge … ? 7.11 Controversies surrounding the jury The advantage of having a jury is to preserve democracy. The argument is that it’s protects you from an unfair prosecution. There is some negative parts: a jury is umpredictable. You can be extremely surprised. Baldwin (lawyer) investigated jury and he said there is no evidence that juries

lessons for the future from a study of colonialism and recent European history, and thence to the even blunter views expressed in the 1780s, politics moved up the century’s agenda. Limits of reform Even so, it would be premature to speak of democracy in any recognizable modern sense. The philosophes claimed a share of political power, but showed little interest in passing any of it to their inferiors on the not always tacit assumption that the well-being of societies depends on intellectual leadership

correctement. Prolifération des adventices. L’introduction de certaines caractéristiques nouvelles dans des Sources : Cohen, 2001, d’après Altieri (2000) ; Royal Society of London, US National Academy of Sciences, Brazilian Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academly of Sciences ; Indian National Science Academy ; Mexican Academy of Sciences et Third World Academy of Sciences, 2000 ; National Research Council, 2000. 72 RAPPORT MONDIAL SUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT HUMAIN 2001 Aux Etats-Unis, où l’étiquetage

afford more wives than one often had to suffer in silence while he sought out and devoted himself to a new bride. (One of the best ways to become acquainted with the sufferings caused by polygamy is to view the 1991 film Raise the Red Lantern by the Chinese director Yimou Zhang.) Tagore seems determined in this book to touch on a wide variety of issues relating to women’s problems: arranged marriages, spousal abuse, rape, discrimination against widows, and polygamy. The “Postscript” to “Damini” seems

tous les domaines de la vie économique. 1 Li. K-W, Liu. T (2001) : « Financial Liberalization and Growth in China’s Economic Reform », The World Economy, Vol. 24, N°5, p. 674. 2 Wenjun. L (2004) : « Capital Account Liberalization in China », The Chinese Economy, Vol. 37, N°1, p. 87. 3 Cargill. T-F et Parker. E (2001) : « Financial Liberalization in China : Limitations and Lessons of the Japanese Regime », Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, Vol. 6, N°1, p. 7. 187 II.2. Présentation des réformes

New-York, Metropolitan Books, 2004. 263 Benjamin R. Barber, Fear’s Empire : War, Terrorism, and Democracy, New York, Norton, 2003. 264 Emmanuel Todd, Après l’empire. Essai sur la décomposition du système américain, Paris, Gallimard, 2002. 265 Niall Ferguson, Colossus : The Price of America’s Empire, New York, Penguin Press, 2004. 266 John Ikenberry, « American Power and the Empire of Capitalist Democracy », in Empires, Systems and States, op. cit., p. 191-212. 267 Michael Lind, The Next American

destination, e.g. Acapulco, the French Riviera and Palm Springs, which have developed solid reputations, consumer perceptions and expectations. In similar ways; Florence (Italy) based on the Centre of the Renaissance, Greece on the Birthplace of Democracy, Niagara Falls (USA/Canada) on Romance, Mississippi (USA) on the Heart of Dixie and Virginia (USA) builds on the Birthplace of Presidents. Such positioning makes particular attractions interesting and is a platform for building on a destination image

21st Century (1993), le programme Chunhui (1996), le Changjiang Scholar Incentive Program, le Program of Academic Short-return for Scholars and Research Overseas (2001) et l’agence de support Scientific Research Foundation for the Returned Overseas Chinese Scholars. Les Bourses UNESCO Le programme de bourses de l'UNESCO(38) consiste en l’attribution et en l’administration de bourses, de subventions et de voyages d'études. Il a pour double objectif, d’une part, de contribuer au développement des ressources