Discusses the armed struggle in Eritrea between 1981 and 1991 and its contributions to environmental degradation and famine in this area. Examines the future prospects of Eritrea in the context of the African development experience. (22 references) (MDH)

In contrast to other East Asian countries, in Papua New Guinea the economy is stagnating due to high labor costs, overvalued currency, stagnant productivity, high government consumption, and barriers to external and internal investment and exports. (SK)

Economic modernization has transformed traditional meaning of work in South Africa, giving rise to a critical need for education for work. School guidance should take a holistic approach to meeting career counseling needs. (SK)

Progress toward rural development has been hampered by flawed views of rural America; serious limitations to existing social and economic data on sparsely populated areas; treatment of rural America as a geographical entity unconnected to the larger U.S. economy and society; perceived lack of feasible political solution to rural problems; and…

The Institute for Integrated Rural Development in the Maharashtra State of India seeks to break the cycle of poverty through sustainable rural development. It works closely with rural women on health and nutrition education and in other community partnerships based on horizontal structures. (SK)

The Dallas (Texas)-based Alliance for Higher Education is a consortium of colleges, universities, corporations, hospitals, and other nonprofit organizations that strategically links business and higher education through distance education initiatives. The consortium has created an infrastructure that supports economic development in the…

Responses from 118 of 237 executives in South Africa found the following highly rated: importance of universities in supplying high-level workers; need for high-skilled technicians and innovative entrepreneurs; and need for business to understand technology, fund research, and have a technology strategy. Respondents rated the current reality of…

Discusses how good schools have drawing power in revitalizing both urban and rural communities and increasing property values. Several examples of the value of school renovation and its impact on the surrounding community and enrollment are discussed, including descriptions of planning and financing renovation efforts by some communities. (GR)

Describes the "corporate" approach taken by the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) to provide credible quantitative estimates of the long-term policy outcomes of total ACOA activity in its mission of economic development in Atlantic Canada. The Agency uses multiple lines of evidence, both qualitative and quantitative, in its…

In the early 1990s, the focus of U.S. educational reform shifted toward training and the connection between education and economic competitiveness. A new systemic approach to vocational education was sought. Numerous barriers prevented school-to-work from becoming a large-scale reform system; more flexible solutions may be needed. (SK)

Analysis of economic determinist discourses about lifelong learning finds progressive, liberatory viewpoints marginalized or excluded. Economic discourse lacks social vision and commitment to equity and commodifies education as a private good. Educators with liberatory views must point the way to culturally progressive change. (SK)

Gives an overview of Australian government policy on science and technology; shows the connection of technology and innovation to economic development; and demonstrates the effects of science and technology parks on innovation and on university-industry links. (SK)

This research focuses on pathways by which national level macro-social transformations are transmitted to local communities. Our case is Hungary where we examine the relationship between post-socialist economic restructuring, widespread industrial dislocations, and urban-rural migration. Using secondary data from the Hungarian Central Statistical…

The paper draws on analysis of industrial economic development to contrast two models of internationalisation in universities. The first is based upon copying and serving large corporations. The suggestion is that adopting this approach would imply significant failures in the educational process. In the extreme, it would result in a world with a…

A major goal of education for Tibetans, as for all China's "minority nationalities", has been to encourage patriotism towards China and to foster a sense of nationhood. This paper considers the ways in which this priority has conditioned the schooling of Tibetans since 1950. Although this priority is unchanging, the paper looks at how it…