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329 Annals Am. Acad. Pol. & Soc. Sci. vii (1960)

handle is hein.cow/anamacp0329 and id is 1 raw text is: FOREWORD This volume of THE ANNALS * was planned to inform interested readers about the current expansion of an area in international co-operation, as yet little known, and quite often seen in a rather limited perspective. American and international agencies have often solicited financial contributions so that they might provide help for victims of war, persecution, famine, and other catastrophes. We have thus become familiar with international relief activities designed to meet the mini- mum necessities for sheer survival. In a deeply disturbed world, harboring many pockets of intense human suffering, the need for such aid created by local emer- gency conditions and special pressures still exists. In recent years, however, extending beyond this limited concept and traditional administration of international aid, there has developed an increasingly vigorous and inspired international movement-a beginning of concerted social action to- ward new long-range goals: a higher level of human welfare, a lesser degree of human wastage. Across cultural, economic, and political boundaries, we have started to build a new pattern of sustained interaction, involving many levels of government, many types of agencies both national and international, and focusing on major social problems as they affect the common man. Thus, in an era of great instability and serious tensions, we also witness the slow unfolding of a new ethic of mutual aid expressed in a truly international exploration of policies and the development of programs which may eventually produce a higher level of living, more human satisfactions, and greater human opportunity everywhere. Many different channels and relationships have been built to translate such novel objectives into operational programs. A wide range of methods and techniques are being tested: Civic participation technical competence; development of leader- ship on the grass roots level at every level in co-operative undertakings; fitting na- tional and international resources to each country's priorities and social objectives. The articles in this volume were designed to provide a balanced introduction to this complex, challenging field, which is still at an early stage of development. Inevitably, limitations of time and space have only allowed a very condensed presentation of much important material; they have also caused the omission of some helpful illustrative data that cover other approaches, as well as other areas of the world. We are most grateful to the highly qualified authors who contributed so gener- ously of their experiences, their insights, and expectations to this volume. The American people, with a superb tradition of faith in the value and dignity of every human being, should be ready to accept social development as an inde- pendent goal-with all its policy, educational, and professional implications- and should be prepared to recognize the recent direction in the social field as a matter of deep national and international concern. It is rightly demanded of us to provide effective contributions and an increasingly strong foundation of encouragement and moral support for this broadening area vii

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