The works of 20 futurists and their predictions for the year 2000 and beyond are examined according to four perspectives: Malthusianism, Utopianism (based on theories of William Godwin), Marxism, and social structuralism. Futurists may be grouped into one of the categories according to their theories about the interdependent problems of…

Intended to provide a basic understanding of the history and complexity of a relatively new foreign currency measure, this paper briefly describes the history leading to the formation of the European Economic Community (EEC), its objectives, its governance structure, and its development of the European Currency Unit (ECU) as a means of stabilizing…

This paper provides a discussion of various definitions of retrospective bibliography; a comparison of retrospective and current national bibliographies, both in countries with an established publishing tradition and in developing countries; a brief examination of the development of retrospective bibliographies from current national…

Conference participants examined the attitudes toward human rights which led to the drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, as compared to today's perceptions of the meaning of human rights. Using Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Four Freedoms" as a point of departure--freedom of speech and expression, freedom of every…

Articles representing two views on the issue of rapid population growth and economic development are presented. Although the authors present different perspectives, they agree on many of the fundamentals. For example, both reject alarmism about impending "population explosions" and the use of population as a scapegoat for all Third World…

This working paper briefly reviews the history of the information activities of the International Bureau of Education (IBE) from its first consultative meeting in 1971 to the adoption in 1977 of Recommendation 71, which calls for the development of a worldwide information network in education based on the active participation of regional and…

The symposium studied such current questions as the impact of the changing composition of the labor force on traditional working-class politics and the effects of anti-inflationary economic policies on the stability of party-union alliances. (MW)

Astride an international boundary, Yaqui Indians have made themselves felt in important ways in both Mexico and the United States. The article discusses the fairly detailed record of the unique Yaqui experience during the past 450 years. (KM)

Citations and abstracts for on-going and completed projects of educational research and development in 12 participating countries are compiled by the European Documentation and Information System for Education (EUDISED). Projects are grouped and cross referenced according to facets and sub-facets of the EUDISED Thesaurus. Titles not in English or…

Alternative school philosophy and structures are described. The implications for educational change are emphasized. (DE)

The report, an adaptation and condensation of the European Economic Community Commission's report, discusses the findings of linking wages to cost-of-living indexes in eight of its member countries (Denmark, Belgium, France, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom). (Author/BP)

Discusses relationships between the developed countries and the less developed countries. Emphasis is on the growing realization of the role of science and technology as determinants of standards of living. Widespread competence in geology is a positive factor. (Author/EB)

In this paper, one of a series of Unesco technical reports, the author examines the idea of "technical cooperation among developing countries" (TCDC) and how it might lead to a "new international economic order" (NIEO). The first part of the paper contains a short history of TCDC. TCDC is seen by many as a self-help cooperative…

In this paper, the United States' foreign policy with regard to normalization of relations with mainland China and the implications of various normalization strategies is discussed. Failures in Kissinger's policy (fixation upon super-actors, but neglect of regional powers and the attitude that Taiwan was disposable) are identified. The effects of…

This paper discusses five main patterns of authoritarian government rule that are currently prominent in international society. The first pattern is "Brazilianization" which has evolved as a model for rightist, capitalist elites in the more industrialized countries of the Third World (e.g. Iran, Indonesia, and Argentina). A common feature of these…