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An Hand einer Fallstudie aus der Republik Südafrika wird untersucht, wie tragfähig kommerzielle Forstwirtschaft in einem Umfeld ist, in dem sich sozioökonomische Rahmenbedingungen, politische Verhältnisse und rechtliche Faktoren grundlegend verändern und die bisherigen Verhältnisse in der Forstwirtschaft selbst in die Kritik geraten. Der Autor zeigt auf, dass die veränderte Lage institutionelle und sektorpolitische Reformen notwendig macht. (DÜI-Kör)

THE AUTHOR CRITIQUES HARRY ECKSTEIN'S CLASSIC ESSAY "AUTHORITY PATTERNS: A STRUCTURAL BASIS FOR POLITICAL INQUIRY." IN THAT ESSAY, ECKSTEIN PROPOSES THAT THE SCOPE OF POLITICS CAN BE ASCERTAINED THROUGH A TAXONOMIC EXERCISE THAT HE LABELS "PROGRESSIVE DIFFERENTIATION." IN SO DOING, HE DELIMITS POLITICAL STUDY TO THE SYSTEMATIC ANALYSIS OF AUTHORITY PATTERNS, WHICH HE DEFINES AS "THE SET OF ASYMMETRIC RELATIONS AMONG HIERARCHICALLY ORDERED MEMBERS OF A SOCIAL UNIT THAT INVOLVE THE DIRECTION OF THE UNIT." THIS TAXONOMY IS PROVOCATIVE BECAUSE IT RULES OUT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE'S DOMAIN STANDARD FARE CONCERNING EXCHANGE AMONG EQUALS (VIRTUALLY ALL OF ECONOMIC REASONING) AND EXCHANGE BETWEEN STATES (VIRTUALLY ALL OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS). ECKSTEIN PROPOSES AN ALTERNATIVE DELIMITATION WITH FOUR SUBFIELDS -- POLITICAL THEORY, COMPARATIVE POLITICS, DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS, AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS -- AND DEFINES THEM IN SUCH A WAY AS TO GIVE COHERENCE TO THE POLITICAL SCIENCE DISCIPLINE.

TODAY THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF) IS NEEDED MORE THAN EVER. THE IMF'S PERFORMANCE IN THE ASIAN FINANCIAL CRISIS HAS HIGHLIGHTED THE THREE ROLES IT NEEDS TO PLAY IN TODAY'S ECONOMIES. FIRST, THE IMF OFFERS SOUND MACROECONOMIC POLICY ADVICE THAT POLITICIANS CAN SELL TO VOTERS AS THEIR OWN; SECOND, THE IMF ACTS AS A GLOBAL LENDER OF LAST RESORT DURING A LIQUIDITY CRUNCH; THIRD, THE IMF PROMOTES MICROECONOMIC REFORMS THAT MIGHT OTHERWISE BE POLITICALLY UNACCEPTABLE.

This article describes one mother's experiences raising an adolescent daughter who is blind and has learning disabilities. It focuses especially on ways in which she helped her daughter improve reading and writing skills by finding a meaningful purpose for those skills in daily life.

This article chronicles the experiences and feelings of parents while raising a son who is blind. It describes their encounters with the U.S. public educational system from kindergarten to college, concentrating on their son's adolescent years, from middle school to college.