Hello, I am a new subscriber. My retirement project is to do some independent research and a newsletter on global issues. Is anyone here working on the MDGs? I think that achieving the MDGs is not primarily a matter of financial aid or technological fixes. A radical cultural transition will be required to achieve the MDGs. The transition entails giving up the habit of seeking individual interest only, and embracing the habit of seeking a balance between individual interest and the common good. How could this transition be analyzed with "qualitative software"? FYI .... the following is the eleventh issue of an independent newsletter that is is focused on the MDGs: Solidarity, Sustainability, and Non-Violence Vol. 3, No. 11, November 2007 http://www.pelicanweb.org/solisustv03n11.html Sincerely, Luis -------------------------------------------------------------- Luis T. Gutierrez, Ph.D., P.E. The Pelican Web ~ http://pelicanweb.org/ SSNV Newsletter ~ http://pelicanweb.org/solisust.html Email: [log in to unmask] --------------------------------------------------------------