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latent tension between the local preservation of the “world heritage”, recently homologated, and the intense competition between numerous new and not so new casinos and the “facilities” they offer to greed. Two contrasting articles in this section try to deal with the problems at stake. Vincent Ho Wai-kit, of the University of Macau, gives details on the past efforts and present achievements in the fields of restoration and continued maintenance of many historical places and old buildings in the former Portuguese enclave. Known by many poets, writers and artists, the “melancholy” of Macau has not really been changed by recent turbulences in the banking world. It is therefore fitting that the second contribution be a sobering presentation, by Raoul Gonzalez, S.J., from the Universidad Católica Andrés Bello (Caracas), of “Twenty Proposals for Reforming Capitalism”, a book recently published in Paris.
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