Many foreign nations view an evaluation by the United States of the environmental impact of a U.S.-financed foreign aid project as "environmental imperialism." Discussed are resulting problems and current attempts at compromise solutions. (WB)

Reviewed, in this editorial, are the present world energy situation and estimates of the prospects of supplying mankind with the amount of energy necessary for future socioeconomic development. Stressed is the role of different energy sources in the present and future energy balance of the world. (BT)

Discussed are the potential application of solar energy and its possible benefits to developing countries. Various energy needs, including domestic, agricultural, and household, that could be met by using solar energy are discussed. (BT)

Reviewed are the status of conventional sources of energy, prospects for the development of alternative sources of energy, and the consequences of that development on countries that are in the process of industrialization. (BT)

Discusses the United States position on transborder data flow. Offers suggestions with respect to (1) approaching developing countries, (2) confronting U.S. concern with Europe, Canada, and Japan, and (3) recommendations for international agreements on related telecommunication issues. (PD)

Some new assumptions about educational aid to developing countries are (1) the new international economic order is correcting economic imbalances, (2) a solution to world problems requires international solidarity, and (3) the principles of international relations and cooperation imply diversity of methods and solutions. (ND)

Designed for high school global education classes, this document examines the consequences of dependency and self-reliance in developing nations. The paper points out that millions of people are denied control over basic resources and have little influence over decisions which deeply affect their lives. The forms of dependency and insecurity are…

Lester R. Brown, an economist with the Overseas Development Council, is interviewed about the dimensions and solutions to the global food crisis. (DE)

Nine of 11 low and medium income Sub-Saharan African countires studied may face even greater problems feeding their populations if recent trends continue. These countries rely on food imports and, increasingly, on food aid to meet minimum nutritional requirements for their populations. Food production is hampered by droughts which hit about every…

The document examines the American public stand on foreign policy and explores the extent of citizen support for six basic foreign policy orientations--anti-Communism, internationalism, democracy, isolationism, interventionism, and self-interest. The extent of public support within these orientations among subgroups in the populace is also…

This document provides a panel report of research, development, and engineering (R,D&E) issues confronting international firms operating in developing countries. Biscussed are the R,D&E objectives of developing countries, the objectives of international firms, conflicts and the possibilities for cooperation between the two, and the role of U.S.…

Presented are summaries of 42 unsolved problems in food science which exist in various developing countries throughout the world. Problems deal with new foods, food processing, food composition, nutrition, and health. Each problem presented includes the problem description, background information, possible approaches to solutions, special…

This report outlines the United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP). After an introduction to the UNEP governing council, secretariat, environmental fund, and coordinating board, the activities of the UNEP are summarized. Some of the principal activities are: (1) environmental assessment; (2) environmental education, training, and information;…

This is the concluding article of a series resulting from the scientific conference held in Brussels in May, 1978. The article considers the emerging ethic of selective growth, and the problems posed by the limits to government, the apparent incapacity of existing political institutions to manage problems of unprecedented complexity. (Author/BB)

Examines various influences on the dominant paradigm that ruled intellectual definitions of development through the late 1960's. Chronicles the emergence of a newer conception of development which implies a different role for communication than the usual top-down development approach of the past. (MH)