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Différents villages du Passoré affectés par une érosion croissante ont été le théâtre d'une action concertée de conservation associant les villageois, les autorités locales et des mouvements associatifs burkinabés et français. Le récit du déroulement de ce programme montre comment il a été possible d'aider les populations à mobiliser ses forces et ses moyens pour réaliser un ensemble de travaux de conservation des sols. Les conditions semblent réunies pour que ce programme se pérennise et contribue par effet de contagion, à limiter l'exode rural.

In 1987, a Labor government in South Australia made widespread changes to laws concerning possession and use of small amounts of cannabis. At the time of the introduction of the new legislation, because of not inconsiderable media and other attention being paid to law enforcement data on the controversial "on-the-spot" scheme, the government gave an undertaking that the new approach would be monitored and results published Despite problems with the lack of long-term survey data on patterns and trends of drug consumption in Australia, and the fact that only limited research resources were available, the Office of Crime Statistics undertook a study of the critical first nine months of the new procedures. Monitoring the new system provided Parliament and the public with the opportunity to assess operation of the new procedures and to gauge whether there had been consequences not anticipated when the legislative changes were made. Full results of the study are in Cannabis: The Expiation Notice Approach released in South Australia in September 1989 (Office of Crime Statistics 1989). This article reproduces parts of the report and provides an update on an attempt in 1990 by the South Australian Opposition party to repeal the scheme.

Examines the political and administrative response of the ILEA to the Local Government Act 1985. Although best known as the Act abolishing the Greater London Council (GLC) and metropolitan counties, it also contained provisions for setting up a new and independent Inner London Education Authority. Looks briefly at the political campaign to ensure the authority's survival and then at the enormous task which faced the authority once the battle for survival had been won. Concentrates on the operation of the New Authority Sub-Committee which was responsible for planning the new ILEA. (PAS)

Ausgehend davon, daß an der Schwelle des "Orwell-Jahres 1984" mit Hochdruck an der technischen Infrastruktur gearbeitet wird, die die Vision eines "elektronischen Zeitalters" ermöglichen, wird gefragt, was sich wirklich im Medienbereich tut. Anhand der medien- und technologiepolitischen Entscheidungen wird gezeigt, daß es weniger um die Interessen und Bedürfnisse der Bürger geht, sondern vor allem um handfeste Interessen der Wirtschaft an einer umfassenden Rationalisierungs-Infrastruktur. Deshalb wird erläutert, welche Strategie angewendet wird, um einen künstlichen Bedarf zu machen, und was bei den Folgen der neuen Medien verschwiegen wird. Angesichts der Lebensfeindlichkeit der neuen Technologieentwicklung im Medienbereich wird gefragt, was man gegen diese Entwicklung tun kann. (KW)