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Ford Foundation Annual Report 1998







    Peters, Philip, and Joseph L. Scarpaci.
    Cuba's New Entrepreneurs: Five Years of Small-Scale Capitalism.
    Arlington, Va.: Alexis de Tocqueville Institute, 1998.

      Pinheiro, Paulo S., et al.
      São Paulo Sem Medo: Um Diagnóstico da Violência Urbana (São Paulo Without Fear: A Diagnosis of Urban Violence)
      Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Garamond, 1998.

        Rongqu, Luo.
        Meizhou Shilun (On History of the Americas).
        Beijing: China Social Sciences Publishing House, 1997.

          Silva Jr., Hedio.
          Anti-Racismo—Coletânea de Leis Brasileiras-Federais, Estaduais, e Municipais (Anti-Racism—Collection of Brazilian Laws at the Federal, State, and Municipal Levels).
          São Paulo, Brazil: Editora Oliveira Mendes, 1998.

            SMDDH—Sociedade Maranhence para a Defesa dos Direitos Humanos.
            Jamary dos Pretos, Terra de Mocambeiros (Land of Large Plantations).
            São Luis, Brazil: SMDDH/CCN-PVN, 1998.

              Strengthening U.S.-Southern Africa Independent Sector Linkages.
              Southern Africa Grantmakers' Affinity Group, 1998.

                Weissbrodt, Wolfrum, and David Rudiger.
                The Right to a Fair Trial.
                Berlin: Springer-Valeg, 1998.

                  Yunling, Zhang (ed.).
                  The Financial Crisis in Asia and Its Impacts on APEC.
                  China: APEC Policy Research Center, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, 1998.

                    SELECTED VIDEOS

                    Larraín, Esteban.
                    Patio 29: Stories of Silence.
                    Santiago, Chile, 1998.

                    SELECTED WEB SITES

                    Stephen Nielson Anderson and Company.
                    Human Rights in Chile, Then and Now.
                    (English and Spanish) http://www.derechoschile.com.

                    Governance and Civil Society Approved Grants and Projects, Fiscal Year 1998

                    United States and Worldwide Programs

                    Governmental structures and functions
                    • Africa Leadership Foundation (New York)
                      $60,000
                      For a conference called "Democratization of African Parliaments and Political Parties."

                    • Africa Leadership Foundation (New York)
                      $25,000
                      For general support.

                    • African Centre for Democratic Governance (Nigeria)
                      $100,000
                      For consultations on ethnicity and for research on political arrangements.

                    • Arkansas, State of (Little Rock)
                      $80,000
                      For the ConnectCare program.

                    • Aurora, City of (Colorado)
                      $20,000
                      For the Integrated Voice Technologies Program.

                    • Boston, City of
                      $80,000
                      For Operation Cease Fire.

                    • Buncombe, County of (Asheville, N.C.)
                      $20,000
                      For BCMS Project Access.

                    • California, University of (Oakland)
                      $20,000
                      For the Puente Project.

                    • Centre for Democracy and Development (England)
                      $100,000
                      To strengthen the center's international networking capacity.

                    • Chicago, City of
                      $80,000
                      For Gallery 37, an employment and skills program for young people.

                    • Conference Board (New York)
                      $100,000
                      For publications about successful business-government partnerships.

                    • Council for Excellence in Government (Washington, D.C.)
                      $1,240,000
                      To coordinate the activities of the Partnership for Trust in Government and the Foundation to bring government accomplishments to the public's attention.

                    • Council for Excellence in Government (Washington, D.C.)
                      $160,000
                      To recognize innovative government programs and activities and to communicate their effectiveness to a broader public.

                    • Council for Excellence in Government (Washington, D.C.)
                      $140,000
                      To recognize innovative government programs and activities and to communicate their effectiveness to a broader public.

                    • Florida, State of (Tallahassee)
                      $20,000
                      For the Affordable Housing Guarantee Program.

                    • Florida, State of (Tallahassee)
                      $20,000
                      For the Environmental Performance Measurement System Program.

                    • Foundation-administered project
                      $1,053,057
                      To recognize innovative government programs and activities and to communicate their effectiveness to a broader public.

                    • Georgia, State of (Atlanta)
                      $80,000
                      For the Pathways to Teaching Program.

                    • Georgia, State of (Atlanta)
                      $80,000
                      For the Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten Program.

                    • Girl Scouts of the United States of America (New York)
                      $30,000
                      For a booklet about how government works and the value of public service.

                    • Institute of Commonwealth Studies (England)
                      $100,000
                      For an international conference on the culture of democracy in the Commonwealth.