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Economic Assessment of the Entry of Black Business into International Markets.
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McDonald, Vincent R. – Western Journal of Black Studies, 1977
The economic status of minority business enterprise in the United States is described. The potential for international trade between U.S. minority firms and developing nations in Africa and the Caribbean is examined. Some factors which may facilitate or hinder such trade are discussed. (Author/MC)
Descriptors: Black Businesses, Developing Nations, Economic Development, Economic Opportunities
Is There a Farm Crisis?
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Hady, Thomas F. – Journal of Economic Education, 1987
Provides an historical, quantitative, and analytical description of the origins, nature, and broader implications of agriculture's recent economic problems. Discusses current research on the connections between agriculture and the national economy. Includes tables showing agricultural statistics from 1985. (Author/DH)
Descriptors: Agricultural Production, Agricultural Trends, Economic Development, Economic Opportunities
Education: Key to Economic Growth: Recent Major Education Initiatives in Support of Economic Development in New York State.
New York State Education Dept., Albany. – 1989
This report describes major education initiatives in support of economic development in New York State. The report sketches the major changes taking place in New York State's economy and reviews the role of educational institutions in upgrading standards, retraining the state's labor force, and providing information and research services. It also…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Economic Opportunities, Economic Progress, Economics
Los Hispanos: Problemas y Oportunidades. Resumen de la Actual Situacion Demografica, Economica, Social y Politica de los Hispanos en los Estados Unidos y de las Iniciativas Tomadas por la Fundacion Ford Para Hacer Frente a las Necesidades de esta Poblacion en Aumento y Determinar sus Efectos Sobre la Sociedad Estadounidense. Documento de Trabajo de la Fundacion Ford, No. 436.
Ford Foundation, New York, NY. – 1984
The Hispanic population's growing impact on American society has caused the Ford Foundation to explore new Foundation initiatives. The 1980 census revealed 14.6 million Hispanics: 60% Mexican American; 14% Puerto Rican; 6% Cuban, and 20% Other. The Hispanic population in the United States is growing and is characterized by diversity; rapid growth…
Descriptors: Cubans, Economic Development, Economic Opportunities, Educational Attainment
Hispanics: Challenges and Opportunities. A Look at the Demographic, Economic, Social, and Political Situation of Hispanics in the United States Today, and at the Ford Foundation's Initiatives to Address the Needs and Impact of this Growing Population. Working Paper No. 435.
Ford Foundation, New York, NY. – 1984
The Hispanic population in the United States is growing in numbers, is characterized by diversity, and its growing impact on American society has caused the Ford Foundation to explore new Foundation initiatives. The 1980 census counted 14.6 million Hispanics on the U.S. mainland: 60% Mexican American, 14% Puerto Rican, 6% Cuban, and 20% other. The…
Descriptors: Cubans, Economic Development, Economic Opportunities, Educational Attainment
Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Association of Private Enterprise Education (11th, San Antonio, Texas, April 6-8,. 1986).
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Journal of Private Enterprise, 1986
Papers in these proceedings are grouped under the following headings: addresses, entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship education, free market economics, public policy, and economic education. Papers include "Economic Freedom and Private Enterprise" (Murray L. Weidenbaum); "Marxism and the Free, Capitalist Society" (Tibor R. Machan); "Knowledge,…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Business Administration, Business Education, Economic Development