Recently I had a luck to be a participant of the International programme of visits supported by the USA State Department and aimed at an establishment of professional contacts and links, at a study of the American system of federalism, American economic and social life. In the course of meetings I managed to get acquainted not only with week-days of their life, but with the most cognitive and entertaining themes either, such as USA state power, system of education, small business maintenance. In Washington I met with Mrs. Patritia Harrison, assistant of the USA State Secretary on education and culture, with congresswoman and female judges of the Supreme Court. Having familiarized ourselves with the principles of the USA state management one of which lies in the division of three powers- executive, legislative and juridical - we got convinced that their charges are mutually balanced. Each branch is a bar in reference to potential abuses on the part of two others.
One of Interesting Meetings With the Doctor from Nigeria Rahmat N'Allah:
Being in the Managerial Office on small business I learned with amazement that gigantic corporations don't occupy a domineering position in the USA economy. Upon the whole over 99% of all independent enterprises of the country have less than 500 hired workers, 52% of all labour resources befall small outfits. Women take an active part in small business. In the period of 1987-2000 the number of ventures owned by women amounted by 89%. Our ideas about American females being found of yachts and picnics was gone when we learned that over 35% of all private enterprises belonged to women. The Managerial Office conducts special state programs supporting women-entrepreneurs, annual competitions among them; as I was told, for many of them entrepreneurship is simply a way of life. By the way I met a woman-farmeress who managed the household of 800 acres of land being helped by technical personnel! Alongside with the trip to the Great Canyon one of the brightest impressions was the attendance of school in Illinois state, in its capital, Springfield; they conducted the final game "City Management", third form pupils being participants. The whole school looked out as a mini-city with its elected mayor, judge, banks, insurance companies, local TV, enterprises and etc. Children took credits, ran their business, "urban enterprises" worked, at the end of the day "the mayor" held a speech addressing "citizens". These were the first lessons of democratic management and democratic power. Children understood that alongside with broad rights they had certain duties: subordination to law, payment of taxes, service for society and etc. The American type of mottos and slogans leapt to the eye: "No single child left behind our backs (in the Ministry of education); "No taxes when no participation" (in Washington); "If you know one religion only you know no one" (in the Islamic center) and etc. The slogan "Investing into children you invest in the future" guided with by the Programme "Achievement of Youngsters" doesn't leave people indifferent. I had a burning desire to engraft new components of the international programme of the economy education at schools. By the way, the program "Achievement of Youngsters- Tajikistan" was instituted in our country. In our piloting schools applied economics is studied in the same manuals it is studied in 120 countries of the world; the latters being participants of the programme.
This programme should gain attention in the part of the Ministry of education and business-structures. The economy education laid down in childhood is a pledge of our children's benefit in future. I want to express my gratitude to organizers of the programme on experience exchange, as only through it, through our mutual intercourse we are able to be conscious interdependence and necessity of close cooperation.