1.WHAT ABOUT THE COST OF FOOD? 1
2.THE STANDARD OF LIVING 4
3.CRISIS IN LONDON TRANSPORT 8
4.TRAVELS IN INDIA 14
5.TRAVEL FOR WORK 17
6.MUSIC—THE SOFT SELL 20
7.FAMILY—FOR AND AGAINST 23
8.ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE—ACUPUNCTURE 27
9.THE MOTOR CAR—A BOOM OR A MENACE 30
10.VAN BOOM 33
11.A WORLD WITHOUT OIL 35
12.MILLIONS OF OLIVER TWISTS LIVE IN STREETS 39
13.THE SALE OF COUNCIL HOUSES 42
14.CHEAPER AND BETTER THAN DRUGS? 46
15.THE YEAR OF THE DISABLED 49
16.THE LANGUAGE OF ADVERTISING 54
17.SELF-MEDICATION 57
18.WHAT DO PARENTS OWE THEIR CHILDREN? 60
19.TOKYO 65
20.FIVE-DAY WEEK POSSIBLE BY 2000 69
21.THE ONLY THING PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED IN TODAY IS EARNING MORE MONEY 73
22.PEOPLE SHOULD BE REWARDED ACCORDING TO ABILITY NOT ACCORDING TO AGE ANDEXPERIENCE 76
23.HOW TO HANDLE CRITICISM 79
24.AMERICANS REDISCOVER FITNESS IN THEIR FEET 84
25.DOES TOBACCO MAKE ECONOMIC SENSE? 87
26.HOW GOOD ARE FAST FOODS? 90
27.JOHNNY CAN'TREAD—A FALLING GRADE FOR AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION 94
28.DISILLUSIONMENT SET IN OVER JAPAN'S EDUCATION SYSTEM 99
29.VILLAGE THINKS SMALL—AND SHINES 104
30.RUBBISH NEED NOT BE WASTED 108
31.STUDENTS URGED TO PLAY THEIR PART 111
32.CHINA CONFUSES INVESTORS 115
33.THE MASSES LOSE THEIR PRECIOUS JOB SECURITY 119
34.BOSSES NOT IMPRESSED BY YOUNG 123
35.CHINA:A COUNTRY OF BILLION PEOPLE UNDERGOING THE MOST RADICAL CHANGE 126
36.YOU CAN SPEAK IN PUBLIC 133
37.DARLING HARBOUR:TRAFFIC CHAOS FEARED 138
38.DECIBEL CITY,WHERE SOME TRUCKS SOUND LIKE A FULL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 142
39.THE IMPORTANCE OF ECONOMICS 146
40.WHY JAPANESE CARS SELL SO WELL 152