This book contains the following papers about development/delivery of adult education through the efforts of multinational and bilateral government donors and the International Council for Adult Education (ICAE): "Preface" (Beverly Benner Cassara); "Introduction: Adult Education and Democracy" (Francisco Vio Grossi); "Adult Education and the Changing Role of UNESCO and of the UN Organizations" (Paul Belanger); "Adult Education and the World Bank" (John B. Holden, James R. Dorland); "Towards a New North-South Internationalism: Adult Education and the Voluntary Sector" (Lawrence S. Cumming); "The Political Economy of Nongovernment Organizations" (Paul Wangoola); "Canada: Official Development Assistance and Human Resource Development" (Jack D. McNie, Daniel C. Andreae); "Germany: International Cooperation in Adult Education--the DVV's [Department for International Cooperation's] Professional Partnership and Solidarity" (Heribert Hinzen); "Japan: Cooperation in Adult Education in Developing Countries" (Ken Motoki, Yasumasa Hirasawa); "Sweden: Adult Education for Democracy" (Gunnar Rydstrom); "The Netherlands: Dutch Viewpoints on Adult Education in Developing Countries" (Kees P. Epskamp); "The United States: Adult Education within the Foreign Aid Program" (John P. Comings); "Building a Global Learning Network: The International Council for Adult Education" (Budd L. Hall); "Adult Education for Peace" (Helena Kekkonen); "Learning for Environmental Action: Building International Consensus" (Darlene E. Clover); "History and Development of the ICAE Literacy Program" (Patricia Rodney); "Women's Education: Challenges to the Adult Education Movement" (Patricia Ellis); and "Coming of Age" (Ana Maria Quiroz). (MN)