The most fruitful place for a creative person to work is where he has the most helpful equipment, most stimulating associates, and most general satisfaction. Hence, brain power mobility must be fostered, not restricted. Mobility and drain into fertile locations are key elements in the development of world brain power. (Author/AP)

Photovoltaics, the technology that converts sunlight directly into electricity, may soon be a reliable power source for the world's poor. The one major challenge is cost reduction. Many topics are discussed, including solar powering the Third World, designing the solar building, investing in the sun, and the future of photovoltaics. (NW)

Developments within and conflicts between Third World countries have promoted the Third World arms race. Military research in India and China that represents different models for achieving self-reliance in arms is described. Our only hope is that the arms race among developing nations collapses from its own weight. (SR)

This simulation highlights problems of development strategies for underdeveloped countries and examines aspects of tourism. As Parliament members on a Caribbean island, students discuss a proposal from a foreign source and make a decision on behalf of their people. Includes procedures, timetable, character list, role descriptions, and other…

An analysis of change and stability in four dimensions of bureaucracy for the 1960-1970 period with data from 62 nations suggests that bureaucratic activity in developed and developing nations shows no sign of abating. (Author/RM)

An analysis of articles from "Newsweek" and the "State Department Bulletin" during the time periods 1957-62 and 1973-78 examined the extent to which these sources defined African violence in East-West terms. Such references were more frequent during the period of U.S.-Soviet cooperation than they were during the period of…

Compares the economic conditions, potential, and problems of the socialist European states of the Comecon group with similar aspects of states having capitalist economies. (RH)

Concludes that while news about the Third World is not underemphasized in the "New York Times" and the "Chicago Tribune," negative news is played up more in both than is news from other areas. (FL)

Asserts that women have been left out of the development process. Argues that integration of women into the mainstream through education and employment is a myth because it is based upon the male-dominated socioeconomic system that perpetuates oppression and marginalization. (SK)

The Caribbean and other parts of the Third World have been preoccupied with becoming nations, in the accepted international sense. Education has been the prime vehicle through which ideologies such as capitalism, Marxism, colonialism, and nationalism have been promulgated. (SK)