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...Western conception of democracy is particularly unsuited to present-day Nepal, he adds. "We want an egalitarian system, but we want it within the framework of our value system." The Western value system, preoccupied with materialism and status symbols, is not the kind of democracy Nepal needs. "Democracy is not a Campbell's soup mass-produced by Westminster Abbey and Capitol Hill," he asserts. "That is a completely perverted social attitude." Attempts to reform the monarchy are equally misplaced. "So Nepal is a hereditary monarchy. America is an elected...
...believe, Beheshti is motivated less by ideology than by expediency and could well abandon the students if their cause seems lost. Observers note that Beheshti has never allowed the charter of his party to be published. Says one critic: "He does not want to commit himself to a rigid framework of action. He has to move with the tide. " And he adds: "We have not seen the end of Beheshti or his party...
...condone bribery in the illegal sense," he said. "I am teaching negotiation, which is getting as much as you possibly can within the framework of civilized behavior," he added...
Despite the fact that Marglin is often isolated within the Economics Department because of his outspoken and liberal beliefs like this one, he maintains that Harvard is the best place for him because he hopes, by teaching, to give students an alternative framework to turn to if they ever undergo the same crisis of faith he did as a newly tenured professor...
...process of recruiting for Restic is as continuous as it is difficult. "We try to build up files, get all the pertinent information we can. We have a philosophy here, a policy; we have to work within that framework," he says...