At 10:39 AM 2/12/99 -0500, you wrote:
>Clare,
>
>>for resolution of these interests, both substantive and procedural. Some
>>kind of world wide consistency of approach on these issues seems eminently
>>desirable. The substantive issues need to be agreed, the most likely routes
>
>Although "world wide consistency" may make arenas more
>organizationally tidy, there are many things that are
>traded off to get there. Worldwide diversity seems
>like a more desirable state of affairs and comport
>with reality better.
>
Often technical constraints will require, however, that either there will be
world wide consistency or there shall be chaos. Newton's laws work the
same around the world, and so does the Internet -- its an electronic
thingee.
Bill Lovell
