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Several times in this century, war, crisis, social change and activism have been followed by reactionary backlash, and then by a period of consolidation and relative calm and prosperity. If this historical pattern means anything, the current mood is not a repudiation of social progress, but rather a signal that certain important social battles have been won and now, in a moment of calm, are being digested. "This relative calm has little to do with Reagan's conservatism," says Alexander. "Rather, it reflects the institutionalizing of many of the things he has been against for years...
Prominent among the targets of that antibusiness backlash was Union Carbide. Within hours of the accident, police in Bhopal closed the plant and arrested its manager, J. Mukund, as well as four of his colleagues, on charges of "culpable homicide through negligence." When a team of five technical experts from Union Carbide's headquarters in Danbury, Conn., arrived to inspect the factory, they were turned away by local authorities. "We don't want anyone tampering with the evidence," said an official. The Indian Central Bureau of Investigation, meanwhile, seized records and logbooks at the plant, and Chief Minister Singh ordered...
Disregarding for the moment the potential economic backlash of comparable worth, there remains the practical hurdles of how the government would determine such a pay scale. It would need to consider an infinite number of variables in order to render a fair and equitable system of worker value. Every time a new position is created in the private world, every time a new employee is hired, the government would have to insure that the worker's pay is measured in a systematized way. Should every worker be judged not by his own ability and potential but by the ability...
...extent that these principles have been violated or ignored by past U.S. administrations, this country has presented itself as a ready target for any number of forms of attack. It has victimized both the peoples we have slighted, and the Americans who have then borne the ugly backlash of such resentment...
...somehow, India avoided both a descent into chaos and an authoritarian military backlash, fates so tragically familiar to observers of underdeveloped nations. In managing to stick to a moderate middle path, India remains the "miracle" of the Third World and the largest democracy in history. The Indian Army deserves the largest share of credit for this unique situation...