It said said there had been a high number of inappropriate referrals in the area of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, and insufficient use of early intervention.

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This is, of course, a legitimate area for government intervention.

ECONOMIST: Trial and error

Mr Friedman, staunch foe of the state, has consistently opposed government intervention in this area as in almost every other.

ECONOMIST: Up the NAIRU without a paddle

But when the Islamist advances prompted a French intervention, he moved to the area around the less accessible city of Kidal, close to the virtually impenetrable Ifoghas mountains.

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