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Craig, Paul G. – 1983
The United States is facing two major ongoing structural economic changes. First, the United States has helped create a world of open trade, and it is competing with underdeveloped countries who have an opportunity to industrialize very rapidly. Second, technological development is proceeding at a fast pace. High-wage industries in the United…
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Economic Change, Economic Climate
Bryce-Laporte, Roy S., Ed.; Mortimer, Delores M., Ed. – 1983
Twelve research papers on Caribbean immigrants to the United States are collected in this volume. Their titles (and authors) are the following: (1) "The United States' Role in Caribbean Migration: Background to the Problem" (Roy S. Bryce-Laporte); (2) "International Migration and the Political Economy of Underdevelopment: Aspects of…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Blacks, Economic Factors, Economic Opportunities
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Melis, Africa – CEDEFOP Flash, 1990
A study of four European countries (France, United Kingdom, Italy, and Spain) was conducted to gather data on the business start-up process and its impact on the generation of jobs, small business start-up support programs, training and counseling programs, and characteristics of successful business starters. (The original aim of the study was to…
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Economic Opportunities, Entrepreneurship, Financial Support
National Child Labor Committee, New York, NY. – 1985
This publication reports on a study to examine the failures of social institutions to prepare teenage parents to support themselves and their chldren. Chapter 1 explores issues involved in helping young parents achieve economic independence. Obstacles to economic self-sufficiency are discussed. Chapter 2 reviews existing programs' attempts to meet…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Career Education, Child Welfare, Community Cooperation
Nathan, Richard P. – 1986
The term "underclass," which refers to the concentration of economic and behavioral problems among racial minorities (mainly Black and Hispanic) in large, older cities, accurately describes a real and new condition in the United States social structure. In a sense, the rise of the underclass is an effect of the success of American social…
Descriptors: Economic Opportunities, Economically Disadvantaged, Government Role, Low Income Groups
Zeiss, P. Anthony – 1986
A study was conducted to assess the economic impact of Pueblo Community College (PCC) upon its three-county service area for the 1985-86 academic year. The study sought to demonstrate that state funding for PCC yields high economic dividends for Colorado, and that public higher education institutions can be accountable in terms of measurable…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Economic Climate, Economic Factors, Economic Opportunities
Joint Center for Political Studies, Washington, DC. – 1983
Black Americans are represented disproportionately among the chronically poor, unemployed, and underemployed. Their most urgent problems can best be addressed by focusing on three overlapping areas: the progress of the economy, the condition of the black family, and educational opportunity. First, blacks have always been structurally excluded from…
Descriptors: Black Education, Black Employment, Black Family, Blacks
Bas, Daniel – 1989
In developing countries, the informal sector with its modest but resourceful trading activities is increasingly expanding. Broadly speaking, management is weak in this sector, and basic management training is needed. To make management training valid in the informal sector, time planning, the active participation of the beneficiaries in the needs…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Business Education, Cost Effectiveness, Developing Nations
Sunal, Cynthia Szymanski; Osa, Osayimwense – 1988
Sixty-six Nigerian and 120 U.S. rural children and adolescents (ages 6-18) from three social classes were interviewed about their conceptions of economic inequality. The rich and poor were described referring to central (traits, thoughts) and sociocentric (class consciousness, life chances) characteristics. Age was a factor in change of type of…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Economic Opportunities, Economic Status, Elementary Secondary Education
Joint Economic Committee, Washington, DC. – 1985
Three days of hearings focused on rural America, in general, and on South Dakota (as the most agrarian of all states), in particular, in an attempt to formulate a blueprint for a national agenda on improving the state of rural America. The first day's sessions addressed the outlook for the South Dakota economy. The second day's sessions considered…
Descriptors: Agricultural Trends, Agriculture, Change Strategies, Economic Change
Warner, Deborah J. – 1981
The economic role of American women is traced from colonial times through the 19th century. In colonial America women shared the economic responsibilities of family livelihood with their husbands and were engaged primarily in the production of food and clothing. Early 19th century America saw a redefinition of the social and economic spheres of…
Descriptors: Colonial History (United States), Economic Development, Economic Factors, Economic Opportunities
National Urban League, Inc., New York, NY. – 1977
The theme of the 1976 Urban League Conference was "a new bill of rights" for all Americans. Rights of blacks and other minority groups were particularly emphasized. The subject of the right to black representation in the American political system was addressed by Samuel Du Bois Cook. The keynote address by Vernon E. Jordan, Jr. considered such…
Descriptors: Black Education, Black Employment, Black History, Blacks
Miller, S.M. – 1966
This conference paper points out underlying assumptions about current social events and relates contemporary actions to ultimate goals. Attention is drawn to a broader view of economic, social, and political factors and to the need for shifting from an examination of poverty to a critical awareness of the issues of inequality. Also discussed is…
Descriptors: Blacks, Civil Rights, Credentials, Economic Opportunities
Rodriguez, Clara – 1974
What effects will racial and ethnic discrimination have on Puerto Ricans? Will Puerto Ricans go the route of previous immigrant groups? Or will they be like blacks? What bearings does all this have on other ethnic groups? On blacks? The examination of the historical context begins with a discussion of the origins of ethnic and racial prejudice in…
Descriptors: Bias, Demography, Economic Opportunities, Educational Opportunities
Picou, J. Steven; Curry, Evans W. – 1974
Past research is held to indicate a consistent relationship between participation in interscholastic athletics and educational orientations. This research is said to focus specifically on the "athletic success". Athletic success should be a stronger facilitator of the mobility attitudes of black youth, it is argued, because sports is…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Adolescents, Athletics
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