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According to the author, this is an appropriate time in Chinese history to review and re-evaluate the doctrine of the Republic of China's founder, Sun Yat-sen. He was the first to advocate a democratic revolution as the way for China to liberate itself from Western imperialism. The author demonstrates how Sun Yat-senism can help developing countries build nationhood, political democracy and economic success. (DÜI-Sen)

THE AUTHOR EXAMINES THE PROBLEMATIC RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MORAL AND INTELLECTUAL VIRTUE IN "NICOMACHEAN ETHICS" BY EXPLORING ARISTOTLE'S CONCERN WITH TWO DIFFERENT AUDIENCES: THOSE INCLINED TOWARD AN ACTIVE POLITICAL LIFE AND THOSE WHO ARE POTENTIAL PHILOSOPHERS. THE AUTHOR ARGUES THAT ATTENTIVENESS TO THE DUAL AUDIENCE OF "NICOMACHEAN ETHICS" RENDERS INTELLIGIBLE ARISTOTLE'S APPARENTLY INCONSISTENT TEACHING ON MORAL VIRTUE AS AN END IN ITSELF AND HIS FINAL EXALTATION OF THEORETICAL VIRTUE.

According to the author, Britain's policy towards Persia between 1798 and 1914 depended upon how that country fitted into the needs of India's frontier defence. This was Britain's overriding concern throughout the entire 19th century. She (the author) looks at the broad themes in Britain's Persian policy and discusses several obstacles that stood in the way of a consistent and close relationship between Britain and Persia. (DÜI-Sen)

According to the author, less then ten years after the start of democratization and the foreign debt crisis, Latin America is bogged down in economic depression. Most Latin Americans now find themselves worse off than a decade ago. Social inequality and misery have increased sharply, and life has begun to lose its meaning for millions of people. The author examines how democracy is threatened in Latin America

According to the author, Taiwan's economic future cannot realistically be discussed independently of its political framework and the value system and behavioural pattern of its citizens. He emphasizes the interdependence of economic development and political and institutional changes. The author discusses a number of reform measures considered by Taiwan's Economic Reform Commission and political democratization that places the country's changes beyond pure economic structural changes. (DÜI-Sen)

As the author sees it, perhaps the most significant political development in post-1959 Sino-Tibetan politics is the dialogue that Deng Xiaoping initiated with the Dalai Lama in December 1978. The primary Chinese motive was - and still is - to persuade the self-exiled Tibetan leader to "return to the motherland". The author examines the substance and spirit of the Beijing-Dalai Lama talks between 1978 and 1990. (DÜI-Sen)

As the author sees it, political democratization in Taiwan over the past four decades and more has been rooted in the island's political economic, social and cultural development. The mass media, in particular, have played a very significant role in the democratization process. The author explores the relationship between the development of the mass media and the democratization process in Taiwan from the angles of political economy. (DÜI-Sen)

According to the author, state-owned enterprises in mainland China have accumulated serious deficits over the past few years. Since the introduction of economic reforms in 1979, enterprises of various kinds of ownership have flourished, but state-owned enterprises alone have performed badly. Peking leaders have announced some new measures to improve the efficiency and economic performance of state-owned enterprises. He (the author) scrutinizes these measures. (DÜI-Sen)

As the author points out, Africa has presently more refugees than any other continent. The total number of African refugees has not been accurately computed and as such varies considerably according to sources. The author explores causes (border conflicts, civil wars, resistance to white rule in Southern Africa etc.) and effects of the African refugee problem and the OAU's efforts at finding a solution to it. (DÜI-Sen)

The author comments on the present efforts and difficulties of the Winward Islands (Antilles) to unite in a confederation of states. He describes legal and constitutional implications of different political options such as unitarism and federalism. After discussing the protection of fundamental rights and the question where the political centre of the union should be the author finally pleads for an open, flexible constitution. (DIPF/ssch)

The author discusses the system of service to blind persons in the Soviet Union, based on trips to 2 of its 15 republics in the past year. This system, in which the factory is the major employer, offers immediate rehabilitation and vocational training, financed by factory profits. The author also discusses changes occurring in the Soviet Union and other Eastern Bloc countries and how they could affect these countries' blind populations.

According to the author, because of the complex interrelationship among prices, income distribution, wages, and the pattern of demand and production, only a general equilibrium analysis can fully capture the macro price and income responses to changes in food supply. In the paper, he (the author) makes an attempt in this direction by obtaining numerical results on the basic of simple two-sector model of the Bangladesh economy. (DÜI-Sen)

The author examines the background to, the event, its aftermath and international reaction to Tianmen massacre on 4 June 1989 in Beijing. According to the author, divisions within the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the military about the 4 June massacre and economic and political reforms will remain tense, and the unity of the party will be even more fragile after Deng Xiaoping and the other octogenarians depart. (DÜI-Sen)

Pakistan's India policy occupies a very significant role in Pakistan's overall foreign policy. According to the author, Pakistan's foreign policy mainly revolves around its India policy, or is Indo-centric. After briefly discussing the general framework of Pakistan's India policy between 1947 and 1978, the author examines the India policy of the Pakistani President General Zia and shifts in this policy under the Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. (DÜI-Sen)