As Britain limps out of recession and jobs remain scarce, higher education makes an appealing alternative to the dole queue; many people who would normally have earned a place have been denied one.
In a misogynist, sexually repressive culture, where men still earn more than women, jobs are scarce, college education is proving to be a farce, and far too many men emotionally and physically take advantage of females without repercussion, how can a woman redeem herself?
Because conventional socio-economic measures do not have the same meaning in an Australian Aboriginal context, particularly in remote communities where employment is scarce and education opportunities limited, the socio-economic position of participants was also assessed using household size and car ownership.
This is unlikely to be a top priority for a country that may prefer to spend scarce resources on education, public health or their military.
But the plan, presented to the Estonian government last month, is being criticized by some people who say Estonia is wiser to spend its scarce resources on education campaigns on the hazards of smoking and other unhealthy behaviors.
Money is always scarce in higher education, and administrators didn't necessarily want to take a chance on a potentially controversial program.
While some say the additional spending is needed for rehabilitation services, they also note that the prisons are draining scarce dollars from education and other key areas.
Health centres have been damaged, clean water is scarce, and the education system is near complete collapse.
The genetic study on podoconiosis opens the door for targeting available scarce resources for education programs, provision of shoes, socks and water supply to susceptible families that are most at risk of having the disease.
Although the diagnosis plays a central role in the clinical practice, physicians receive scarce formal training in the use of diagnostic tests during their academic education.
