erwhelming opposition from the United States and Israel. Instead, it won membership in an affiliate, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, where Washington does not have veto power. Now the Palestinians plan to seek admission as a `nonmember' observer state in the General Assembly. Th

8.5. The International Education Industry The leading authority on the worldwide education industry, the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (“UNESCO”), estimates that average public expenditures on education across the world increased from 4.1% of GNP in 1990 to 4.5% in 2000. In developin