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THE AUTHOR TRACES THE CHANGING PATTERN OF POLITICAL MURDER IN THAILAND AND ARGUES THAT IT HAS BEEN A SENSITIVE BAROMETER OF UNDERLYING SOCIAL RELATIONS. HIS ACCOUNT OF INTRA-ELITE SLAYING EXPLAINS HOW THE LATTER HAS PROMPTED A DEGREE OF POPULAR SATISFACTION.

The Aymara and Mapuche Indians are proving that ethnicity is not just a collection of quaint customs but a potent engine for development. The material presented here is drawn from a study based on fieldwork the author conducted in July/August 1988

After an overview of Indian economic history with special reference to irrigation and railway construction, the author looks at deforestation, environmental degradation, the emergence of the "ecological factor" in Indian history, glaring gaps in Indian economic history from an ecological perspective etc. (DÜI-Sen)

Review article of 7 recent books on mass media in Mexico, Chile and Brazil. According to the author the structure, operations and products of Latin American media systems embody their attempts to reconcile economic and cultural goals in a transnationalized media order

The author examines the land perspectives: land ownership, breaking white monopoly over land ownership and access, partial or total nationalisation of land, the option of state farms, creation of agricultural production co-operatives, democratic control of the land. (DÜI-Sen)

Examining the century-old controversy over the meaning of 'simple labour', the author argues for an approach which distinguishes between simple, average and marginal labour. These distinctions are used to shed light on relations within the working class under the accumulation process.

Will Sweden remain the most heavily taxed country in the OECD? Håkan Gergils reviews the current proposals for tax reform by the socialist Minister of Finance, Kjell‐Olof Feldt and the author questions whether the proposed reform will be a step in the right direction.

THE SARKARIA COMMISSION WAS APPOINTED TO STUDY RELATIONS BETWEEN THE STATE AND CENTRAL GOVERNMENTS IN INDIA AND TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVING THOSE RELATIONS. IN THIS ARTICLE, THE AUTHOR REVIEWS THE COMMISSION REPORT AND THE WAYS THAT CENTRE-STATE INTERACTION SHOULD BE MODIFIED.

THE AUTHOR DISCUSSES THE USE OF TRACKING POLLS IN THE NEW HAMPSHIRE PRIMARIES. THE ARTICLE CONTAINS A COMPILATION OF NEW HAMPSHIRE PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY POLLS, INCLUDING DATA FROM TRACKING POLLS AND OTHER SURVEYS CONDUCTED THROUGHOUT THE 1980'S. FINAL ELECTION RESULTS ARE ALSO PROVIDED.

THE AUTHOR REPRINTS A SAMPLING OF EXCERPTS FROM THE SOVIET PRESS THAT SUGGESTS THE RANGE OF SUBJECTS, DEGREES OF PASSIONS, AND POINTS OF VIEW REPRESENTED ON RUSSIAN AND SOVIET HISTORY SINCE GLASNOST HAS PERMITTED MORE TRUTHFUL AND CRITICAL HISTORICAL INQUIRY.

THE AUTHOR DISCUSSES THE RENAISSANCE OF LIBERALISM, FOCUSING ON THREE RECENT PUBLICATIONS: "LIBERAL EQUALITY" BY AMY GUTMANN, "BENJAMIN CONSTANT AND THE MAKING OF MODERN LIBERALISM" BY STEPHEN HOLMES, AND "ANOTHER LIBERALISM: ROMANTICISM AND THE RECONSTRUCTION OF LIBERAL THOUGHT" BY NANCY ROSENBLUM.

Drawing upon basic concepts, research, and theory in the field of stress, the author identifies universal stress-coping skills that can be used in direct practice. Procedures for helping clients acquire stress-coping skills in the context of a practice relationship are outlined.

The author reviews the literature on stress and burnout among human service professionals. The article defines burnout, explores external and internal causes of burnout, and suggests prevention and coping techniques. Further research must be conducted on the techniques that prevent burnout.