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California State University, Dominguez Hills
University of Wisconsin, Parkside
Latest update: July 21, 1999
Faculty on the Site.
This page is under construction for Fall 1999. June 17, 1999.
Syllabus for Sociology 328: Agencies
Agencies Class Readings and Lecture Notes
Tour of Important Web Sites for Agency Class
Methods of Peacemaking
Another of Howard Richards' courses at Earlham.
This one focuses on "debriefing," and also brings in
some interesting points on the extent to which we
can entertain a different perspective. Link added July 21, 1999.
Aid in World Crises: Pharmaceuticals to Kosovo
Warehousing the Violently Mentally Ill
California Welfare Information Networkexercise: explain in 50 words or less what TANF is? Explain whether federal or state guidelines.
exercise: Describe in 50 words or less the issue of capture of an agency by professional bureaucrats. Reference for this in lecture notes.
National Institute for Literacy Links
How does the government handle a problem like illiteracy?
How does the government define a problem like illiteracy?
How does this compare to how other governments handle illiteracy?
Include L.A. Times Read by 9.
"Among U.S. Donations, Tons of Worthless Drugs", By Reed Abelson, p. A1. NYTimes, June 29, 1999.
This article will only be current for a short time on the New York Times. Esentially, Abelson reports the distress of the relief workers that many of the drugs sent to provide much-needed medical assistance during the Kosovo crisis were within three months of expiration, or were non-essential items like "Nicotrol anti-smoking inhalers," "Chap Stick," "Preparation H." Abelson attributes this to the write-offs drug companies are permitted for their donations during such crises, and the temptation to rid their warehouses of old drugs.
The New England Journal of Medicine
Searching through the entire index of 1997, I found the article to which Abelson refers in the December 18, 1997 issue. At least I found many other interesting articles along the way.
"Inappropriate Drug-Donation Practices in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1992 to 1996"
The New England Journal of Medicine -- December 18, 1997 -- Vol. 337, No. 25, The Sounding Board.
Link added June 29, 1999.
Dumping by drug companies? Does that relate to "capture," and what could be done about it? Like outrage?