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56. Economic, social and cultural rights set out in Articles 22-28 can hardly be considered a legitimate yardstick in the countries where the scourge of under-development makes it difficult for many to survive or where antiquated structures,

illiteracy, unemployment and

and the absence of a money-economy totally prevent comparison with the industrialized world's concept of standards of living.

57. In this sense the provisions of such Articles have not been violated, per se, in some States for the simple reason that a comparable situation never existed in the first place.

58. Further, what litle peace and well-being was available in the traditional societies which "do not disturb the habitual rhythms of work and leisure, habitual places of residence, habitual patterns of family and personal relations" 3/ brutally disappeared when dealt the death-blow of war and/or foreign

Occupation.

59. In some instances, however, departures were precipitated because whole sectors of the population of particular ethnic groups were denied work or the ability to pursue their former economic activity or education. This frequently took place with the introduction of new régimes whose ideology and pol- icies were directed against the previous social order, or who chose to nationalize and/or centralize the former education

system.

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3/ Ambassador Jeane Kirkpatrick, Commentary, November