SEPTEMBER 2002       VOL. 49, No. 9 Cover Story LEARNING CURVE: THE GLOBAL EDUCATION DEBATE   Building Better Schools Together, Elzbieta Cichocka, Gazeta Wyborcza, Warsaw We Have Enough Experts, Dagmar Schipanski, Die Zeit, Hamburg Been There, Done That, Kathleen Morikawa, Asahi Shimbun, Tokyo Low Pay, Low Prestige, Laura Pekonen, Helsingin Sanomat, Helsinki "Relate Education to Work," Bukola Olatunji, This Day, Lagos Features PALESTINIANS: WHO CALLS THE SHOTS?   Deciding What We Want, Azzam Tawfiq Abu-Al-Sa'ud, Al-Quds, Jerusalem Palestine: Beacon to Arab Nations, Al-Quds al-Arabi, London Do Not Betray Arafat, Ahmad Al-Jindi, Al-Akhbar, Cairo The Arafat Dilemma, Hani Al-Masri, Al-Ayyam, Ramallah Reforming the Region, Salaheddin Hafez, Al-Khaleej, Abu Dhabi TOLEDO'S BROKEN PROMISES   Privatization: Just Say No, Latinamerica Press, Lima The Neo-Liberal Model Under Siege, Mauricio Rodriguez, La República, Lima The Scene of the Crime, Sergio Ramírez, La Jornada, Mexico City The Twilight of Toledo, La República, Lima Departments   VIEWPOINTS United States Bombs Afghan Wedding The WorldCom Scandal NATIONS Argentina: The Epidemic Spreads in Latin America, Proceso, Mexico City Rima Khalaf Drops a Bomb, Al-Ra'i, Amman   State of the Debate Israel: Beyond the Pale Ecuador: Caught in the Crossfire Venezuela: Coup de Grâce? Malaysia: Dramatic Exit New Zealand: Kernels of Truth Pan-Africa: The African Union Greece: November's Fall? Poland: Demons from the Past Front Page About Us Back Africa Americas Asia Europe Middle East EYE ON THE UNITED STATES Anti-U.S., Go Home! Le Figaro, Paris Bush Sets an Example for America's Portly, Huanqiu Shibao/Global Times, Beijing ARTS The Queen of Salsa in Rabat, Libération, Paris The Props of a Storyteller, Asahi Shimbun, Tokyo BOOKS Beyond the Lens, The Sunday Business Post, Dublin SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Medicine's Holy Grail, The Guardian, London SOCIETY The Ugly German Shows His Face, Der Spiegel, Hamburg COMMENTARY Don't Patronize Africa: Give Trade, Not Aid, The Times, London Will NEPAD Prove Another False Start for Africa? The East African, Nairobi Double Standard, Danas, Belgrade Back Front Page Home About Us