ASPBAE and Its Structure: Some Thoughts

Abstract

The thrust of the decisions taken last year was to decentralise both programming and management (including financial) activities within each of the four sub-regions of ASPBAE. Decisions were also taken to send to each sub-region directly funds on the basis of proposed programmes for the year. I am sure that other members who have directly handled the responsibility of programming and management at the sub-region level may be in a better position to indicate their experiences during the year. But my sense is that this attempt at decentralisation may perhaps lead to substantial and systematic separation and segregation of sub-regions from each other and weaken the purposes and identity of ASPBAE as a whole.