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Recently, concern has been expressed that the federal disability insurance program may expand and engulf state workmen's compensation systems; legislation aimed at eliminating this possibility has been introduced in Congress. The authors attempt in this article to shed some light on the controversy; after describing the various disability protection programs, they turn to a detailed discussion of the overlap, interrelationship, and differences between the protection offered by the federal social security and state workmen's compensation programs. They conclude by discussing the arguments which can be made both for and against an "offset" provision in the social security law.

1 Introduction / Sylvia Ojukutu-Macauley and Ismail Rashid. - 2 Rebellious subjects and citizens : writing subalterns into the history of Sierra Leone / Ismail Rashid. - 3 Clapping with one hand : the search for a gendered "province of freedom" in the historiography of Sierra Leone / Sylvia Ojukutu-Macauley. - 4 (Re) envisioning the African diaspora : historical memory and cross-fertilization in post-colonial Sierra Leone / Nemata Blyden. - 5 Historical memory, Pan-Africanism and national identity / • Tamba M'bayo. - 6 The Chalmers Commission and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) of Sierra Leone : official inquiries as historical memory / Lansana Gberie. - 7 Decolonization and the rise of Krio separatism / Gibril Cole. - 8 The roots of military praetorianism in Sierra Leone / Festus Cole. - 9 History and memory in contemporary Sierra Leone : re-inscribing fragments from an Atlantic past / Ibrahim Abdullah. - 10 History, memory and post-colonial Sierra Leone / Arthur Abraham. - 11 Sierra Leone at fifty : confronting old problems and preparing for new challenges / Yusuf Bangura. - 12 They hold up half the sky : prospects and challenges for Sierra Leonean women in the 21st century and beyond/ Sylvia Ojukutu-Macauley

Transport and communication, basic health services, water supply and even cultural services are essential to any country's sense of well-being and its survival. Although Sierra Leone has had political independence since 1961, the country is still struggling to provide its citizens with basic social services. This book explores the relationship of the state to the provision of social services. Chapters include political history, transport and communication, health, education and the role of local government. (DÜI-Hff)

This book is an examination of particular African countries that are in the post-conflict phase. They have experienced horrific civil wars that left thousands of their citizens internally displaced or as refugees in surrounding countries, and some fled to countries in the global north. The countries examined in the book are in the process of rebuilding institutions of governance that include judicial, legislative, and executive branches. In sum, the countries under review in the book are in the process of harness