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THE AUTHOR LOOKS INTO SOVIET ATTITUDES AND POLICIES TOWARD THOSE WEST EUROPEAN COMMUNIST PARTIES THAT PROFESS ADHERENCE TO THE FORM OF SOCIALISM FOUND IN A PROCESS LEADING TO AN INDEPENDENT, PLURALISTIC CONCEPT OF SOCIALISM, EUROCOMMUNISM. IS IT A GRAND DESIGN DEVISED BY THE WEST, OR A TEMPORARY TACTIC? HE CONCLUDES THE TREND IS LIKELY TO CONTINUE IN FRENCH, ITALIAN AND SPANISH COMMUNIST PARTIES.

THE AUTHOR, M.P. FOR BEDWELLTY, ARGUES THAT THE BRITISH LABOUR PARTY SHOULD GO IN THE DIRECTION OF SOCIALISM, SOCIALISM BY "PLOD," WHICH IS GRADUALIST, AND THAT R.H. TAWNEY'S ASSERTIONS OF PLURALIST DEMOCRACY COUPLED WITH UNCOMPROMISING ADVICE IS THE PROPER DIRECTION. HE OUTLINES POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR A LABOUR GOVERNMENT TO UNDERTAKE AS FIRST STEPS TO GAIN A 10-YEAR START TO SOCIALISM.

IN VIEW OF THE UPCOMING REVIEW OF THE HELSINKI DOCTRINE, AND ITS ACCORDS, THE ARTICLE REVIEWS THE MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS IN EAST-WEST RELATIONS OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS. THE AUTHOR QUESTIONS WHETHER THE US GOVERNMENT (PRESENTLY THE CARTER ADMINISTRATION) FULLY APPRECIATES THE NEED FOR DIALOGUE, IF NOT DETENTE, BETWEEN THE SUPERPOWERS, AND HE RECOMMENDS A MODERATE APPROACH BY THE US IN THE UPCOMING CONFERENCE.

Examined is the condition of Arabs living within Israel. Opinions of several Israeli Jewish students of this subject are presented. The position of Arabs in Israeli society remains marginal. Arab students increasingly take radical positions, & increasing Arab support goes to the communist party, Rakah. Needed are measures comparable to those undertaken in the US toward blacks. W. H. Stoddard.

AN OVERALL REVIEW OF THE STATE OF JAPAN'S ECONOMY, AND THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS SINCE THE END OF WORLD WAR II, IS PRESENTED IN THIS ESSAY. LIMITED STATISTICAL INFORMATION IS GIVEN ON FOREIGN TRADE, RURAL-URBAN POPULATION, EMPLOYMENT TRENDS. THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY OF JAPAN IS SEEN AS AN EXAMPLE OF THE PROCESS OF CAPITAL ACCUMULATION. AUTHOR RECOMMENDS A SHIFT OF RESOURCES TOWARD PRIVATE CONSUMPTION GOODS.

IRANIAN REVOLUTION IS ANALYZED IN TERMS OF THE IMPLICATIONS OF TWO LANDMARK EVENTS: THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF JANUARY 25, 1980 AND THE INSURRECTION IN TABRIZ THAT PRECEDED THE ELECTION BY A FEW WEEKS. THE AUTHOR SUGGESTS THAT THESE TWO EVENTS IN PARTICULAR MARK THE CLOSE OF THE REVOLUTIONARY STATE OF CHAOS, A PARTIAL REJECTION OF THE CLERICAL ISLAMIC REPUBLICAN PARTY AND A RETURN TO NATIONAL POLITICS.

THE AUTHOR OF THIS ARTICLE, FORMER CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT STAFF COUNCIL OF JAPAN, BELIEVES THAT A SIGNIFICANT GAP HAS DEVELOPED BETWEEN AMERICAN AND JAPANESE PERCEPTIONS OF THE SECURITY SITUATION IN THE FAR EAST. THE JAPANESE, HE SAYS, MUST MAKE AN EFFORT TO SHOW THE U.S. THAT THE SITUATION IS FAR LESS STABLE THAN IS APPARENT, AND MUST FOSTER GREATER TRUST BETWEEN THE TWO NATIONS.

FOR THE LLOYD'S INSURANCE MARKET, THE YEAR 1978 WAS THE OPPOSITE OF AN "ANNUS MIRABILIS." THE AUTHOR DESCRIBES THE SASSE, SAVONITA, AND COMPUTER LEASING AFFAIRS AND OTHER EVENTS OF THAT YEAR WHICH LED TO FORMATION OF THE FISHER WORKING PARTY, TO INVESTIGATE LLOYD'S ABILITY TO REGULATE ITS OWN AFFAIRS, BY THE COMMITTEE OF LLOYD'S. THE FWP'S REPORT (1980) AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CHANGE ARE DISCUSSED.

THE ARTICLE ATTEMPTS TO SPECIFY THE PRACTICAL CRITERIA BY WHICH WE MIGHT JUDGE THE IMPLICATIONS OF A RULE OF LAW STANDARD IN AMERICAN POLITICS, AND TO EXAMINE - FROM THE VOTING RECORDS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - THE MAJOR CONTEMPORARY SOURCES OF SUPPORT FOR AND OPPOSITION TO THE CONCEPT. THE AUTHOR FINDS AN INCOMPATIBILITY BETWEEN RULE OF LAW AND RESPONSIBLE-PARTY GOVERNMENT SYSTEM.

THE AUTHOR FIRST DISCUSSES THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF SUPERPOWERS IN THE MAINTENANCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ORDER. HE THEN TRACES THE POST-WORLD WAR II EMERGENCE OF THE US AND USSR AS OPPOSING SUPERPOWERS. THE ARTICLE FOCUSES ON THE COLLAPSE OF DETENTE AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR LEAVING IN THE HANDS OF THE US AND USSR PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY FOR MANAGING THE AFFAIRS OF INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY.

THIS IS A RESPONSE TO C. BAY'S ARTICLE IN THIS ISSUE. THE AUTHOR FINDS 2 CONNECTED DIFFICULTIES WITH BAY'S ARGUMENT: THE APPEAL TO NEEDS AS A FOUNDATION FOR CERTAIN BASIC RIGHTS; AND THE OBJECTIVISM, OR TRANSCENDENTALISM, IMPLICIT IN THE TREATMENT OF NEEDS AND RIGHTS. HE EXPRESSES CONCERN THAT "RIGHTS" IS BEING TRANSFORMED FROM A BULWARK OF FREEDOM AND DIVERSITY INTO A VEHICLE FOR DOGMATISM.

IS THE CONCEPT OF LIBERTY PARADOXICAL? IN POSING THIS QUESTION AND ANSWERING IT, THE AUTHOR PROBES SIR ISAIAH BERLIN'S ESSAY "TWO CONCEPTS OF LIBERTY" WITH ITS ARGUMENT THAT THERE ARE INDEED 2 CONCEPTS, NOT ONE, OF LIBERTY. HE NOTES THAT BERLIN AND CRITICAL RESPONSE DO NOT INVESTIGATE THE ORIGINS OF THE DIVISION OF LIBERTY AND ARGUES THE IRRECONCILIABLE CONCEPTS ARE COMPLEMENTARY ASPECTS OF LIBERTY.