A study of a small town in the Mississippi Delta, Madison, Arkansas, questions the myth that poverty means resignation. The study concluded that the major deterrents to getting and holding jobs were lack of transportation and unsatisfactory work environments. (Author/JB)

The broad sense of the term socio-economic is used when discussing indicators for national development planning while investigating a case study of India, selection of indicators, and development of indicators. (ND)

The relationship of higher education and the health of the economy is examined with emphasis on the rationale for change in some of the attitudes and policies within the New England higher education community that have prevailed during its 1945-1975 period of prosperity and growth, and prior to the 1976-1980 shift to steady state and no-growth…

In reviewing and analyzing the World Bank's "Education Sector Policy Paper" of April 1980, the author concentrates, first, on the report's description of worldwide issues and trends in educational development and, second, on the report's assessment of past and future World Bank lending for educational programs. The discussion of…

This report illustrates how geography can play an important role in improving America's performance in international matters. The degree of interdependence among nations intensifies daily. Today world interaction affects everyone. For example, a frost in Brazil raises coffee prices in the United States and a strike in Africa's Copperbelt affects…

For America to sustain a high standard of living and set aside the resources needed for national security, at least a decade of shoring up productive capacity is required--a period of reindustrialization. The United States has been underdeveloping, with too much consumption of goods and resources and too little investment in the national economic…

This report summarizes a Unesco-sponsored study of indicators of international communication and socioeconomic development. Following a brief description of the background, purpose, and methodology of the study, the report discusses its findings in the following areas: (1) communication and social indicators; (2) communications and the growth of…

Past studies on economic discrimination against women have dealt with existence and effects. An examination of how origins, nature, and causes of discrimination are socially determined during the pre-industrial stage of economic development focused on the experience of Nigeria as a case study. The existence of a family-oriented system in which the…

PRODUCER SERVICES, THOSE SERVICES WHICH BUSINESS FIRMS, NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS, AND GOVERNMENTS PROVIDE AND USUALLY SELL TO THE PRODUCER RATHER THAN TO THE CONSUMER, AND THE FACTORS AFFECTING THEIR SUPPLY AND DEMAND ARE ANALYZED. APPROXIMATELY 8.5 MILLION WORKERS, OR ABOUT 13 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL, ARE EMPLOYED IN PRODUCER SERVICES. DURING THE…

Presented is a case study of a college program focused upon the application of science and technology to development in less developed countries. The activities described are those of the University of Hawaii's College of Tropical Agriculture. This program's history, components, problems, and future prospects are discussed in an attempt to learn…

This paper reviews major theories related to the role of education in economic development and presents results of several empirical cross-national studies that have analyzed this relationship. Most research on the role of education in developing nations has concluded that modernization of national educational systems will facilitate national…

Since facilities and technology are useless without trained people, policies that address manpower training must be an integral part of a plan for the use of science and technology in national development. Presented is an overview of labor force requirements, educational needs, and other considerations related to industrial and agricultural…

The book presents background papers and an overview of the proceedings of the American Association of Science Seminar on Women in Development held in Mexico City in June 1975. The objectives of the seminar were to show how and why development programs fail to reach women and to emphasize the waste of human potential that has resulted. An…

This annotated bibliography focuses on the effects of socioeconomic development and cultural change on women and on women's reactions to these changes. It is an expanded version of one which was prepared for the American Association of Science Seminar on Women in Development held in Mexico City in June 1975. The objectives were to disseminate this…