- Volume 1 (2006), Issue 5
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I. The hazards and risks of progress: the balance between development and responsibility The western world has experienced a formidable transformation during the last century which few dreamed possible in earlier times. The economic and social well-being of the developed countries is a reality dependent on many factors; among these is the spectacular development of science and technology. But the highway of progress has been built during most of