TWENTY- FIRST ANNUAL MEETING
Association of Third World Studies, Inc.

LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SHREVEPORT
November 7-9, 2003

Theme:
"Advancing New Dimensions in Third World Studies in the 21st Century"

EDITOR
Harold Isaacs
Georgia Southwestern State University

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CONTOUR OF BUSH ADMINISTRATION POLICIES
   Gary Kline
11
SOCIO-ECONOMIC DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN IN PUERTO RICO IN 2000: A COMPARISON
   Irma T. Alonso and David R. Hicks
15
THE LEGACY OF SIR SERETSE KHAMA: BOTSWANA’S ‘REAL’ DIAMOND MINE
   Robert L. Curry, Jr
19
VINDICATING INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW IN THE ABSENCE OF CHAPTER VII AUTHORITY: THE SPECIAL COURT FOR SIERRA LEONE 
   Peter A. Dunbuya
25
LIBERALIZATION OF NIGERIA’S DOWNSTREAM PETROLEUM INDUSTRY: A SYNTHESIS
   Wesley Ekpekurede
33
NIGERIA’S ELECTORAL FINANCE SYSTEM: A SERVICE OR GREED?
   Wesley Ekpekurede and Abraham Egbadju
39
EMIL TORDAY, THE QUASI-AFRICAN
   Mario Fenyo
45
TOWARDS THE SUSTENANCE OF DEMOCRACY IN NIGERIA
   Ojefia Akpomedaye Innocent
51
THE UTILIZATION OF FORMAL AND INFORMAL SOCIAL SERVICES BY CLIENT GROUPS IN PUERTO RICO AND U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS
   Delma Jackson
57
THE IMPACT OF BRAIN DRAIN ON EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA THE NIGERIAN EXPERIENCE
   Doyin Coker-Kolo
61
LIFESTYLE DISEASE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: THE CASE OF NAURU AND KIRIBATI
   Philip I. Szmedra and K.L. Sharma
69
CHINA’S HUMAN RIGHTS RECORD SINCE THE PRC WAS GRANTED PERMANENT TRADING STATUS IN THE UNITED STATES
   Daniel C. Turack
79

Conference Proceedings Page

ATWS Home Page