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...corruption and bring openness to government. But to succeed he will have to enlist the help of the very groups he has alienated, including the church, businessmen and the upper classes. Since his party failed to win a majority in the 110-seat parliament, he may also have to learn the art of democratic compromise. Last week Aristide hinted at the possibility of forming a government of "patriotic union" that would include some of his former opponents...
...some rethinking of fiscal federalism," says Tony Hutchison, a senior policy specialist with the group. "We need to strike a balance to determine which revenues will fund which services at which level of government." In the short term, state lawmakers -- and state citizens -- will have plenty of opportunity to learn another dismal equation of the new budget math: lower revenues plus higher spending obligations equals big headaches...
Education in Kuwait will change too. "Today," says Ali Jaber, whose view is typical, "people go for the sheepskin, not for the knowledge. With employment assured, there is no need to actually learn anything if you are not self-motivated." Performance and accountability "are only the beginning of the new discipline we are going to have to inject into our school system," says Hasan al-Ebraheem. "We have to break up the university, create elite centers of training in specific skills like banking and business, and then we have to encourage those who cannot make it in those places...
...concern noteworthy for the absence of charismatic leaders. Ordinary citizens have begun to see the connection between environmental issues and their own welfare. Now it is time for political leaders to translate public concern into effective global action. Eventually deeds must catch up with environmental rhetoric, or humanity will learn the hard way that a healthy planet is not a luxury but a necessity...
...selecting drugs. Bryant Welch, executive director of professional practice at the A.P.A., claims that doctors rely on such readily available manuals as the Physicians' Desk Reference and background materials provided by the drug companies when deciding what to prescribe. "Psychiatrists would have you believe that they go in and learn chemistry and biology and anatomy and from that they independently figure out what all the adverse reactions are going to be," says Welch. "I don't believe you'd find 5% of the medical community who use that scientific training." Welch argues that permitting psychologists to prescribe drugs would help...