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A historical & theoretical review of governmental regulation of domestic crude oil production in the US. Government policy in this area has been justified in the past by the economic theory of regulation. Regulatory approaches have depended on prevailing attitudes toward the price of crude oil. Imposition of price controls in 1971 represented a watershed in this area, although the future course of regulation remains uncertain. 5 Figures, 16 References. Modified HA.

ATTEMPTING TO DETERMINE THE WARTIME MISSIONS OF THE SOVIET NAVY AND ITS ABILITY TO FIGHT AT VARIOUS LEVELS OF CONFLICT, THE AUTHOR COMPARES THE DOCTRINAL WRITINGS OF ADMIRAL GORSHKOV WITH THE NAVAL CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMS THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE DURING HIS 23 YEARS AS COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF. GORSHKOV'S SUCCESSFUL BUILDING OF A BALLISTIC MISSILE SUBMARINE FORCE IS HIGHLIGHTED.

ARTICLE EXAMINES THE CRISIS OF GOVERNMENT IN TURKEY WHERE, SINCE FEBRUARY 1970, THE AVERAGE LIFE OF A GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN LESS THAN A YEAR. THE AUTHOR FOCUSES ON TWO PARTICULAR PROBLEMS: A HIGH INCIDENCE OF POLITICAL VIOLENCE AND WIDESPREAD ECONOMIC HARDSHIP. TURKEY'S DECISION TO APPLY FOR MEMBERSHIP IN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY IS DISCUSSED AS INTEGRAL TO TURKEY'S FOREIGN POLICY.

THE AUTHOR SHOWS THAT DEMAND UNCERTAINTY HAS NO EFFECT ON THE EXPECTED DYNAMICS OF MARKET PRICE, WHILE RESERVE UNCERTAINTY SHIFTS THE EXPECTED RATE OF CHANGE OF PRICE ONLY IF EXTRACTION COSTS ARE NONLINEAR IN RESERVES. HOWEVER, IF THE DEMAND FUNCTION IS NONLINEAR, BOTH DEMAND AND RESERVE UNCERTAINTY AFFECT THE DYNAMICS OF PRODUCTION, WHATEVER THE CHARACTER OF EXTRACTION COSTS.

ARTICLE EXAMINES VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE CURRENT SITUATION IN ZIMBABWE IN AN ATTEMPT TO ASSESS THE LIKELY STRUCTURE OF A NATION WHICH WILL EMERGE IN THE NEXT TEN YEARS. A BRIEF BACKGROUND OF THE GUERRILLA WAR AND FINAL SETTLEMENT IS FOLLOWED BY AN OUTLINE OF THE NEW CONSTITUTION AND ITS FORM OF GOVERNMENT. THE AUTHOR EXAMINES RACIAL ISSUES, ECONOMIC PROBLEMS, AND ZIMBABWE'S EMERGING SOCIALISM.

BRIEF NOTE, BY A MEMBER OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS, SERVES AS A POLICY RECOMMENDATION TO THE NEWLY APPOINTED SECRETARY OF STATE, E. MUSKIE. THE AUTHOR CAUTIONS THAT AMERICA'S FOREIGN POLICY IS BEING DECIDED BY EMOTIONAL, PARTISAN, AND EXTREMIST POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS TO SHAPE, AND WIN OVER, PUBLIC OPINION. HE RECOMMENDS ESTABLISHING AUTHORITY IN THE PUBLIC EYE.

ARTICLE FOCUSES ON THE POST-1973 PRESIDENCY, & ADVOCATES A RETURN TO A MORE EQUAL PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN CONGRESS AND THE PRESIDENT IN THE FORMULATION OF FOREIGN POLICY THE AUTHOR SUGGESTS THAT THE EVENTS OF VIETNAM AND WATERGATE CAUSED THE REPLACEMENT OF AN IMPERIAL PRESIDENCY WITH AN IMPERIAL CONGRESS - CITING EXCESSIVE USE OF THE LEGISLATIVE VETO - WHICH DOES NOT PROVIDE EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP.

THE AUTHOR REPORTS ON HIS INQUIRY INTO THE SUPPLY OF HOUSING FOR STUDENTS AT BRITISH UNIVERSITIES AND POLYTECHNICS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE BACKGROUND DATA FOR OFFICERS OF THE DEPT. OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE IN ARGUMENTS BEFORE THE HOUSE OF COMMONS COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS. HE PRESENTS REASONS FOR PROVIDING HALLS, METHOD, NATIONAL TRENDS, THE ANNUAL HOUSING CRISIS, STRATEGIES, GRANTS AND RENTS.

AUTHOR DISCUSSES THREE MAJOR PROBLEMS CONFRONTING THE TEACHER OF AFRICAN POLITICS: THE SIZE AND VARIETY OF THE CONTINENT; THE LANGUAGE AND CONCEPTS OF PEDAGOGY; AND THE QUESTION OF ETHICS. THE WESTERN AND EASTERN PERSPECTIVES WHICH ARE OVERLAYED ONTO A UNIQUE AFRICAN EXPERIENCE OF POLITICS ARE OUTLINED; AND FOUR MAIN APPROACHES TO TEACHING AFRICAN POLITICS ARE DISCUSSED.

HISTORY OF CYPRUS NEGOTIATIONS, FROM 1960-1974, IS DOCUMENTED AND ANALYZED IN TERMS OF BRITISH POLICY, US POLICY, AND TURKISH AND GREEK POLICY WITH REGARD TO THE CONFLICT AND ITS RESOLUTION. THE SEEMINGLY NON-NEGOTIABLE PROBLEM OF TURKISH-CYPRIOT NATIONALISM IS ASSESSED, AND THE AUTHOR SUGGESTS ONLY A UN-SPONSORED AND EXECUTED SETTLEMENT IS APT TO MEET WITH SUCCESS.

ARTICLE EXAMINES EMERGING DEVELOPMENTS IN HIGH-ENERGY LASER AND CHARGED-PARTICLE BEAM TECHNOLOGY AS APPLIED TO STRATEGIC WEAPONRY. THE AUTHOR ARGUES THAT SUCCESSFUL DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT OF THESE WEAPONS COULD HAVE A FUNDAMENTAL IMPACT ON NOTIONS OF DETERRENCE AND ARMS CONTROL. A PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS, HE SUGGESTS STRATEGISTS FOCUS ON THESE IMPLICATIONS FOR STRATEGIC DOCTRINE AND MILITARY POLICY.

ARTICLE CONSIDERS THE ECONOMIC CRISIS IN MAURITIUS, AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR THE ACCOMPANYING POLITICAL CRISIS IN THAT NATION. THE AUTHOR DESCRIBES THE ATTEMPTS BY THE MARXIST PARTY TO FORCE ELECTIONS BY CALLING FOR A GENERAL STRIKE, THE REACTION OF THE GOVERNMENT'S LABOUR PARTY, AND THE REACTION OF BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, ALL OF WHICH ONLY INCREASED THE DIMENSIONS OF THE ECONOMIC CRISIS.

ARTICLE, BY PAKISTAN'S AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED STATES, DISCUSSES THE STRATEGIC SIGNIFICANCE OF THAT COUNTRY PARTICULARLY IN VIEW OF RECENT SOVIET MOVES INTO AFGHANISTAN. INDIAN-PAKISTANI RELATIONS AND CONFLICTS ARE REVIEWED, AS ARE PAKISTAN'S RELATIONS WITH THE MUSLIM WORLD AND ITS STANCE ON THE ARAB-ISRAELI CONFLICT. THE AUTHOR DISCUSSES PAKISTAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM & RECOMMENDS BETTER US RELATIONS.

THIS PAPER DEALS WITH SCIENTISM AND THE RESEARCH APPROACH FOR ESTABLISHING POLICIES AND SOLVING PROBLEMS. ANALYSIS, MODELING OF WHAT EXISTS, QUANTIFICATION AND REDUCTIONISM ARE ASSUMED TO BE THE BEAUTY OF THEIR LOGIC AND RATIONALITY. THE AUTHOR ARGUES THIS RESEARCH APPROACH AND THE ASSUMPTION NOW LOOM AS THE PROBLEMS AND ADVOCATES THE PURPOSES-TARGET-RESULTS APPROACH TO FINDING SOLUTIONS.