O. P. DWIVEDI is Professor of Public and Environmental Administration, Department of Political Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada. He has been policy consultant to the governments of India, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Mauritius, and Costa Rica. He has authored and edited 20 books, 13 conference proceedings, and over 60 articles in professional jourbanals. He was elected President of the Canadian Political Science Association in 1986 and presently is Vice President of the International Association of Schools and Institutes of Administration, Brussels, Belgium.

DHIRENDRA K. VAJPEYI is Professor of Political Science at the University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls. He has authored, co-authored, and edited eight books, including Technology and Development, Local Government and Politics in the Third World, and Modernizing China

rther, he has contributed numerous articles in professional jourbanals. Presently, he is Secretary of International Political Science Association's Research Committee on Technology and Development (RC35).