Publisher's Synopsis
Despite continuous progress in education and in the management of multilingualism within and between countries, problems do occur when multiple languages are used. This book explains and offers solutions to the problems confronted by governments, social planners, and ordinary citizensóhow to balance unity and diversity, how to bring the benefits of political and economic participation to all without destroying the integrity of individual communities and cultures. Contributors include Francoise Cestac, Kurt E. M¸ller, Eugeniusz Wyzner, Jean Gazarian, Stephan B. Pearl, Sergei I. Ikachenko, Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah, Jean-Claude Corbeil, Humphrey Tonkin, Assane Samba, Sachie Noguchi, Donald G. Ellis, Timothy Reagan, and Russell J. DaSilva. Co-published with the Center for Research and Documentation on World Language Problems.
