Suchergebnisse

On 14 January 1986, Vinicio Cerezo of the Partido Democrata Cristiano Guatemalteco took office as Guatemala's first civilian president for 16 years. The paper focuses on the major internal dimensions which have dictated the rationale for Guatemala's political process: the return to civilian rule as an integral part of the army's security plan, and the celebration of elections as an urgent palliative to the country's worst economic crisis for fifty years

THIS PAPER EXPLORES REAGAN'S EARLY EFFECTIVENESS AND OFFERS SOME GENERALIZATION FOR SUBSEQUENT ADMINISTRATIONS. THE AUTHOR ARGUES THAT THE REAGAN TRANSITION WAS THE MOST CAREFULLY PLANNED IN US HISTORY, THE TRANSITION PROCESS WAS A CRUCIAL PRECURSOR OF REAGAN LEGISLATIVE SUCCESS, REAGAN EXTENDED THE TRADITIONAL HONEYMOON PERIOD FURTHER THAN ANY PRESIDENT SINCE ROOSEVELT, AND REAGAN USED HIS CABINET IN A VERY IMAGINATIVE WAY.

The article suggests that the main reason for the political demise of Jean-Claude Duvalier was a shift in the basis of his support from one class to another. The author gives a critical assessment of the regime of Francois Duvalier (1957-71), and he considers the crucial role played by the Roman catholic church in the fall of Jean-Claudisme 1985

This article suggests directions and issues for future research of African states and agriculture. The author argues that apart from a few unambiguous state influences, it is unclear how influential the state is, or can be, and in what ways the various policies have or have not supported one another and why. This all still needs exploration. (DSE)

The paper briefly describes some research institutes specialising on Sovietology and their activities in the PRC paying special attention to such research centres in Heilongjiang province. Much emphasis placed in this province on the analysis of Soviet scientific and technological achievements. The author concludes that in the last 6 or 7 years China has gradually created an extensive network of Sovietology centres. (DÜI-Sen)

Some of the implications of Japan's post-war development for contemporary developing countries are explored. Whilst acknowledging the qualitative differences in economic structure between Japan in 1945 and today's developing countries, the author argues that many of Japan's decisions on economic strategy throw light on current debates regarding the merits of free trade or protectionism as strategies for developing countries. (DÜI-Sen)

The author gives a short account of American-Indian relations against the backdrop of strains in Soviet-American relations due to the foreign policy of the Reagan Administration. Its support for the Zia regime in Pakistan and the impact of this support on India's relations with the USA. Prospects for improving Indo-American ties under Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. (DÜI-Sen)

According to the author, the Cultural Revolution (1966-76) was a period of widespread, often violent, social upheaval that affected the performance of industry in the PRC. He reviews these ten years of disorder and examines the achievements and the cost of the Cultural Revolution. Reliability of the data regarding industrial production. Consumption of consumer goods between 1956-1983. (DÜI-Sen)

The author distinguishes different types of constraints which are crucial for the success or failure in Latin American policy implementation, including the technical requirements of bureaucratic functioning, the established traditions and routines of the bureaucratic culture, the nature, significance and degree of access of the various clienteles to the bureaucratic agencies as well as induced changes in regime orientation

THE VIETNAM WAR AND WATERGATE WARNED THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ABOUT THE DANGERS OF AN INCREASINGLY AUTONOMOUS NATIONAL SECURITY BUREAUCRACY HEADED BY AN IMPERIAL PRESIDENT. THESE ELITES HAVE OFTEN VIEWED THEMSELVES AS ABOVE THE LAW AND USED SECRECY AND DISTORTION TO DECEIVE CONGRESS AND THE PUBLIC. THE AUTHOR REVIEWS THE USE OF SECRECY IN RECENT ADMINISTRATIONS AND CONGRESSIONAL RESPONSE TO IT.