ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

My friend of many years, Kathleen Lipscomb, generously provided me with materials and suggestions that were essential in preparing several of the selections in this book. She also helped write an earlier version of the article on privatization. Jeff Crowl and Mark Mindful also contributed some helpful information. Charlotte Kates assisted in writing the selection on GATT and globalization. Jessica Luse contributed to the preparation of the manuscript, as did her father Robert Luse, whose technical expertise solved the problems of translating documents from one software system to another. Sally Soriano also rendered valuable aid, as did Nancy J. Peters, my editor and publisher at City Lights Books. To all these nice people, I offer my heartfelt thanks and appreciation.