The Northwest Pennsylvania Regional Planning and Development Commission, a local development district based in Venango County, focuses on nourishing small business development and entrepreneurship in business incubators owned by local governments. One of the region's resources is the nation's first "teaching factory," which provides job…

Examines the impact of innovative entrepreneurship and the needs of developing and transitional economies. Outlines the operation of the European Commission's Business and Innovation Centres. Suggests that innovation must be viewed as a major issue in all enterprises and that greater recognition be given to the role of innovative small and…

This description of the difficulties encountered in achieving cooperation among local agencies to provide vocational training in a Spanish district highlights the need for collaborating parties to listen to each other and the importance of understanding the environment in which agencies operate. (SK)

Argues that the pressure of special interest groups on elected officials has affected the nation's system of industrial education negatively. Calls for the profession to take a proactive stance in shaping policy that will prevent industrial education's stray from its mission of supporting economic development through education and training.…

Includes "Building Home Businesses in Rural Communities" (Loker et al.); "Home-Based Business...A Means to Economic Growth in Rural Areas" (Bastow-Shoop et al.); "Business Not As Usual" (Millar, Mallilo); and "Economic Options for Farm Families" (Williams). (SK)

Examines the disruptive effects of a public-private effort to introduce an innovative venture intended to spur economic development in a small, southern, rural community. Suggests that entrepreneurial activity is most likely to occur under the conditions described in the conflict model of community power. (JOW)

A study developed and tested a set of behavioral propositions through responses from 56 economic development planners (51 percent). The findings suggest that educational training has a relevant influence on the marketing management style of community economic development planners in California. (JOW)

The author argues that adult basic education is fundamental to development and that experience in industrialized and developing countries is therefore reciprocally illuminating. The subtlety and complexity of this relationship, however, may be the reason for educational and developmental failures, and suggests the need for more sophisticated and…

Adult education is facing not just indifference, but also hostility. This thesis is examined under four headings: (1) an historical perspective; (2) with respect to the institutional setting; (3) in the context of international development strategy; and (4) in light of contemporary philosophical or value debates. (Author)

Discusses management aspects of the Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement (SSM) in Sri Lanka. Includes information on the history and organizational structure of the SSM. (JOW)

Sustainable development requires changing perceptions about community resources, markets, rules, and decision making. The concept must be broadened beyond the traditional physical-biological to include the dimensions of time, space, marginalized groups, and dynamic economies. (SK)

Describes the history and function of round table discussions concerning the environment and economy of Canada. Lists the 13 current programs that make up the national round table and discusses the most common questions raised in assessing their effectiveness. (MDH)

In developing countries, older women are seldom part of the development agenda in spite of the fact that they are major supporters of emerging social orders and contributors to the stability of relationships. The well-being of older women must be recognized as a political question. (JOW)

Analysis of data from Saudi Arabia indicates that, despite great departures from typical patterns of urbanization seen in the West, there is a strong association between urbanization and the division of labor as predicted by ecological theory. Contains 38 references. (Author/SV)

A vitality index that is understandable to a general audience yet captures the inherent complexity of economic development is constructed by transforming raw data for 24 categories into standard deviations from the state average. The categories represent demographic, economic, quality of life, geographic, and environmental measures. (SK)