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INFLATION OF 1973-1974 SUGGESTS THAT A BASIC CHANGE IN ECONOMIC POLICY-MAKING AND ANALYSIS (AS WAS DONE DURING THE DEPRESSION)IS NECESSARY. THIS LOOK AT THE CURRENT INFLATION IS FOUR-PRONGED: 1) THE BASIC CHARACTERISTICS; 2) A SKETCH OF THE ATTEMPTS AT STABILIZATION IN THE US; 3) ISSUES OF INDUSTSRIAL RELATIONS AND WAGE RESTRAINT; 4) INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS SYSTEMS AND WAGE RESTRAINT.

ALEKSANDR LEBED IS LIKELY TO REMAIN A MEMBER OF RUSSIA'S POLITICAL ELITE FOR MANY YEARS TO COME. HOW HIS VIEWS ON THE "NEAR ABROAD" AND NATO ENLARGEMENT MIGHT SHAPE RUSSIAN FOREIGN POLICY COULD HAVE A PROFOUND EFFECT ON AMERICA'S FUTURE RELATIONS WITH THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION.

ZHIRINOVSKY IS NOT A LONE NARCISSISTIC MADMAN. THE KERNEL OF ZHIRINOVSKY'S SHADOW CABINET IS MADE UP OF FORMER OFFICIALS OF THE SOVIET MILITARY-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX. THIS ARTICLE SUGGESTS THAT TODAY THERE STANDS THE STATEMENT, "ZHIRINOVSKY MEANS WAR." IF THE RUSSIAN PEOPLE DO NOT BELIEVE THIS AND DO NOTHING ABOUT IT, THEN THEY SHALL INDEED GET WAR. AND SO, SHALL THOSE IN THE WEST.

THE EXTRAORDINARY RISE OF NATIONAL AND RELIGIOUS SELF-AWARENESS IN THE NON-RUSSIAN REPUBLICS HAS ALSO SERVED TO STIMULATE THE NATIONAL CONSCIOUSNESS OF ETHNIC RUSSIANS. THIS ARTICLE ANALYZES THE LIBERAL NATIONALISTS, AND THE CONSERVATIVE COALITION'S APPEAL TO THE RUSSIAN MASSES. IT EXAMINES THE FUTURE OF RUSSIAN NATIONALISM WHICH PROMISES TO PLAY A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN THE FUTURE POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE USSR. IT CONCLUDES THAT IT WOULD BE IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF RUSSIA TO MAKE A DIRECT TRANSITION TO POLITICAL DEMOCRACY.

THIS ARTICLE ANALYZES HOW THE FOURTH WORLD CONFERENCE ON WOMEN TOOK THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY BEYOND THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE RECENT SERIES OF GLOBAL CONFERENCES IN CRITICAL WAYS. IT DISCUSSES THE IMPORTANCE OF THE STRONG REAFFIRMATION OF THE NEW CONCEPTUALIZATION OF POPULATION-RELATED HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT POLICIES AGREED ON AT THE ICPD IN 1994. IT COMPARES AND CONTRASTS KEY DIMENSIONS OF THE PROCESS AND OUTCOMES OF THE ICPD AND THE FOURTH WORLD CONFERENCE ON WOMEN, INCLUDING THE GENESIS OF LEADERSHIP, POLITICAL ACTORS AND THE PATTERN AND CONTENT OF THE DIPLOMATIC NEGOTIATIONS. IT SUMMARIZES WHAT THE BEIJING PLATFORM FOR ACTION MEANS FOR WOMEN'S LIVES AROUND THE WORLD.