The papers contained in this special report were written as background material for three conferences sponsored on behalf of the National Commission for Manpower Policy. (Information on the proceedings of the conferences can be found in a related document, ED 138 763.) The papers, by titles, included here are as follows: "Defining the Dimensions of a National Manpower Policy"; "Manpower Policies and the National Economy"; "Manpower Policy Goals for Urban America"; "Manpower and Rural-Urban Balance"; "Manpower Policy for Balanced Economic Growth"; "The Dilemmas of Renewing an Active Manpower Policy"; "Should Full Employment Be a Major National Goal"; "Full Employment: The Challenge before Us"; "The Interface of Public Policies and Economic Development"; "Do Our Statistics Measure the Real Labor Market Hardships"; "Youth Unemployment: Towards a Comprehensive Solution"; "Youth Unemployment, Bridge Jobs and National Policy"; "Industry-Education Collaborative Efforts in Youth Employment"; "CETA--The Basic Assumptions and Future Prospects"; "Manpower Programs and Services--The Infrastructure from the Local Perspective"; "Income Security at the Local Level: Cross Linkage between Employment, Training and Transfer Programs"; and "Energy Employment: The Critical Dependency in the U. S. Economy." (JH)