The same is true in systems where there is a strong sense of bureaucratic entitlement.

Accusations and counter accusations are rife and aggravate the ongoing political polarization.

In Rio, the people who would be isolated are the denizens of the city's vast and crime infested favelas .

it is difficult to enforce laws because the country is huge and largely empty in the Sahara Desert. local Islamic leaders (imams) speak openly in favor of slavery.

The makeshift camps are extremely overcrowded, and outbreaks of malaria, cholera, typhoid, respiratory infections and other diseases may therefore result.

The effects of high oil prices thus flow through to the economy without being moderated by the world's central banks leaning against the wind.

But in societies like Bulgaria, where racism is rampant, Roma have to fight for equal schooling.

As a consequence of the limited access to safe drinking water and adequate sanitation (23 and 12 per cent of the population, respectively) preventable diseases remain prevalent.

CAMBRIDGE With the approach of the US Congressional elections, questions about the health of America s political institutions and the future of its global leadership have become rampant, with some citing partisan gridlock as evidence of America s decline. But is the situation really that bad?

Education is the only way out of the ghetto for many Roma. But in societies like Bulgaria, where racism is rampant, Roma have to fight for equal schooling.

The demographic burden of a rapidly growing labor force appears to be greatly increased when that labor force is not very literate, especially when inadequate infrastructure, crime, and official corruption also take their toll.

Apparently they are. The demographic burden of a rapidly growing labor force appears to be greatly increased when that labor force is not very literate, especially when inadequate infrastructure, crime, and official corruption also take their toll.