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The relation between language & po1 in Switzerland is characterized by the fact that language frontiers do not correspond to religious or econ ones, & that the democratic ideal is deeply embedded in Swiss society. Linguistic harmony is explained also by the flourishing of newspapers in all nat'l languages. The linguistic factor does not influence interior pol, notably in the org of pol'al forces. At the most one can note a tendency to extreme rightism in French-speaking Switzerland, & a sympathy for the left in German-speaking Switzerland, tendencies which have been reversed in the last few yrs. In the course of the 200 referenda which have been going on in Switzerland since 1848, the German group took a conformist att, while the French group often found itself among the opposition. In foreign pol, French Switzerland opposed militarism in WWI, but in WWII there was considerable unity. On the whole, the equilibrium of linguistic groups & their fusion in the federal framework have improved rather than hampered pol. Tr & modified from IPSA by A. Chapman.

SamenvattingIn aansluiting op een vroeger artikel van de schrijver (Sukhatme [20]), waarvan de resultaten in het kort worden herhaald, gaat dit artikel verder in op het probleem van de honger op de wereld. Onderscheid wordt gemaakt tussen ondervoeding (undernutrion) en deficiente voeding (malnntrion). Beide begrippen worden gedefinieerd en schattingen van het percentage der mensheid, dat aan ondervoeding resp. deficiente voeding lijdt, worden afgeleid.In het tweede deel van het artikel wordt ingegaan op de kritiek die door C. Clark [6, 7] en M. K. Bennell [2] op eerdere schattingen van de omvang der honger is geleverd.