Control of mass communication information has become a matter of increasing concern in scholarly circles. The emphasis by UNESCO in recent years on national communication policies is related to this concern. One important justification offered for focusing attention on communication policies has been their impact on development efforts. Certain…

This study attempts to provide a better understanding of the role of institutions of higher learning in national development planning in Thailand, and further attempts to provide some answers to the question of the involvement of the university in development planning in the regions as a whole. Emphasis is placed on the historical background,…

This book contains the proceedings of a conference, held at the American University of Beirut in December, 1967, at which the problems and possibilities of planning the development and application of modern science and technology in developing countries were discussed, with particular reference to the Arab World and Turkey. In these countries…

Eight studies identify, examine, and evaluate significant elements of industry-location decisions as they relate directly or indirectly to public investment policies and activities that may be considered as economic growth stimulants for the Appalachian region. Examined in the document are the chlor-alkali industry; the manufacturing of trucks,…

This paper identifies key factors which promote participation of the poor (resident participation) through group action and community decision making processes, programs, and activities; and describes techniques which Community Action Program (CAP) grantees have used successfully to enhance such participation. Kinds of CAP grantee and community…

The study is focused on the role of agriculture in development. The problem was to describe major factors that compose agricultural development so that strategic action on the part of the Methodist Church in areas of rapid social and economic change could be developed. Library research was the source for descriptive materials, theories of…

The bibliography gives 222 citations selected from Government Printing Office's "Selected U. S. Government Publications" issued by the Superintendent of Documents covering 1973 publications. It is divided into 4 categories: (1) People Building; (2) Community Facilities; (3) Environmental Improvement; and (4) Economic Development. Topics are: job…

The part played by rural schools that give a general education and the effect such schools have on rural development are explored in this booklet. Information is based on 21 years of experience in the Sudan and on observation during visits to East and West Africa, the Middle East, and the West Indies. Major topics are common solutions, rural…

As the fifteenth of a series of national science policy reviews made in diverse countries, the background and the examiner reports on science policies in Iceland are presented in this book to provide information about the political, economic, and structural aspects of national research and development (R and D) goals. Scientific and technological…

The paper presented in this booklet is a translation from Swedish of a part of a book on Sweden's commitment to the less developed countries. Ernst Michanek, UN delegate and executive chairman and director-general of the Swedish International Development Authority, advocates a deepening of collaboration to accompany the widening of international…

Education is a necessary investment in the modern state since it is the key to overall national development. Its two parts consist of formal and out-of-school education. The first includes the regular classroom--primary, secondary, technical, and university education. The second consists of nonformal education and training. Economic development is…

The concept of functional literacy might be considered to have its ceremonial initiation at the World Conference of Ministers of Education on the Eradication of Illiteracy in Tehran, Iran, in 1965. At that conference important implications emerged for program development, methodology of teaching, and program content. An effort is made in this…

This paper stems from the renewed interest of the Committee for Economic Development (CED) in problems of urban poverty along with a desire to know more about the dimensions of poverty--who the poverty-stricken are, where they are located, how many they are, and why they are poor. The author illuminates and clarifies these questions through…

A guide to the economic factors that influence cable television systems is presented. Designed for local officials who must have some familiarity with cable operations in order to make optimum decisions, the guide analyzes the financial framework of a cable system, not only from the operators viewpoint, but also from the perspective of the…

Current theories of national economic development are reviewed and found unsatisfactory, and an alternative scheme is presented, based on the concepts of consumerism and producerism, as well as the realization that development is not a unitary phenomenon, but proceeds at different rates in different sectors of the economy and different parts of a…