That will come as particularly welcome news to the Development Policy Forum, a group of more than 50 South Sudanese academics, civil servants and lawyers that gathers periodically for structured discussions about the country's future.
Other measures in the project are considered progressive by both critics of Mr. Chávez and his political base, which includes leftist military officials, academics, civil servants and a large portion of the urban and rural poor.
Their career experiences were similarly varied and included professionals, academics, civil servants, and tradespeople.
The question becomes, have these advisers worked for any energy companies (rather than being academics, civil servants or policy people)?
Why not trawl more widely, among academics and public servants, say?
As civil servants, academics are allowed to work only four hours a week for other employers.
Zelman Cowen, lawyer, academic and public servant, born 7 October 1919; died 8 December 2011.
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Already the House of Lords contains, formally or informally, representation from clergymen, lawyers, civil servants, academics and soldiers, mostly sitting as crossbenchers.
Three or four footnotes a page introduce perhaps 1,000 or more politicians, public servants, academics, musicians and socialites whom Berlin knew or talked about.
