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This volume discusses the issues relating to community support for education, a topic which has come increasingly to the fore in recent years, especially in the Third World. The book is divided into four main areas: Firstly, an initial explanation of the conceptual framework of the book is given. Secondly, the issues surrounding community financing of education are explored, including community bodies engaged in fund-raising, generating resources, school fees, geographic and social inequalities and central guidance and control. The third section discusses case studies from seven countries, an

The authors briefly review the story of the economic opening during the Sadat years, and then analyze the case according to the "endowments, priorities, and policy framework", an analytical scheme developed elsewhere by Stoever for evaluating developing country policy toward foreign investment. (DÜI-Hns)

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Acknowledgments -- One. The Puzzle of Relentlessly and Alarmingly Growing Debt -- Two. Fiscal Polarization, International Exposure, and Sustained Debt Accumulation -- Three. Evolving Social Coalitions, Intense Polarization, and Moderate Exposure -- Four. Fiscal Discord and Accord in Open Economies -- Five. Fiscal Discord in Closed Economies -- Six. Variations on Three Themes -- Notes -- References -- Index.

Hauptbeschreibung: "Niemand hat die Absicht eine Mauer zu errichten" verkündete Walter Ulbricht im Juni 1961 - zwei Monate vor Beginn des Mauerbaus."Niemand hat die Absicht protektionistische Maßnahmen zu ergreifen" hätte das gemeinsame Lippenbekenntnis der Regierungen der G-20 auf dem Weltwirtschaftsforum Ende Januar diesen Jahres in Davos lauten können - und wäre damit ebenso glaubwürdig. Zwei Monate später stellte die Weltbank in der Tat zahlreiche protektionistische Maßnahmen in 17 der G-20-Staaten fest. Ihr Ziel ist der Schutz der heimischen Branchen vor den Folgen der Wirtschaftskrise, etw