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Friedman, Howard – 1982
Support is growing for the concept of the enterprise zone. Congress has before it a bill, the Enterprise Zone Tax Act of 1982, that would provide incentives and create a climate in which entrepreneurs and business executives would locate businesses in areas of pervasive poverty and unemployment. A potential urban enterprise zone in New York City…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Economic Opportunities, Employment Opportunities, Entrepreneurship
Ford Foundation, New York, NY. – 1984
The Hispanic population in the United States is growing in numbers, is characterized by diversity, and its growing impact on American society has caused the Ford Foundation to explore new Foundation initiatives. The 1980 census counted 14.6 million Hispanics on the U.S. mainland: 60% Mexican American, 14% Puerto Rican, 6% Cuban, and 20% other. The…
Descriptors: Cubans, Economic Development, Economic Opportunities, Educational Attainment
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David, Henry P. – Population Bulletin, 1982
This bulletin reviews recent fertility-related trends in the nine Eastern European socialist countries where official policy is explicitly pronatalist to varying degrees in all but Yugoslavia. That fertility was generally higher here than in Western Europe in the mid-1970s is credited to pronatalist measures undertaken when fertility fell below…
Descriptors: Abortions, Birth Rate, Contraception, Divorce
Salmanzadeh, Cyrus – 1978
Based on field work in rural areas of Khuzestan Province in southwestern Iran in 1973-74, an examination of the nature of rural cultural houses in Iran was undertaken. Set up by royal decree in 1968, the rural cultural houses have had as their objective to assist peasantry in general and rural youth in particular to achieve a socially enriched…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Involvement, Cultural Education, Cultural Opportunities
Lindstrom, Duane – 1975
The primary objective of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 is the development of viable urban communities, including decent housing, a suitable living environment, and expanding economic opportunities. This report focuses on the attempts of Livonia, Michigan, to obtain funds under the act. Examined are the areas of citizen…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Citizen Participation, Civil Rights, Civil Rights Legislation
Salamon, Lester M.; And Others – 1976
The location, uses and changes of minority land resources are examined. The utility of an "expanded ownership" approach is demonstrated. Practical ways to implement a minority business development strategy utilizing existing minority-owned land as a base are considered. One idea in particular is discussed: the possibility of giving…
Descriptors: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Black Businesses, Black History
New York State Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, New York. – 1977
Approximately 2.1 percent of New York City's population is Asian American. This report is concerned with the difficulties faced by members of the Chinese, Japanese, Filipino and Korean communities in the areas of immigration, employment, and as a result of media stereotyping of Asians. An overview of individual Asian communities in New York is…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Chinese Americans, Economic Opportunities, Employment Opportunities
Carliner, Geoffrey – 1975
This paper examines the possibility that returns to various personal characteristics obtained from education differ among five Spanish surname ethnic groups as well as for Blacks and non-black, non-Spanish people (Anglos). Numerous studies have found differences in the returns that Blacks and Whites obtain from education, experience, migration,…
Descriptors: Bias, Census Figures, Economic Opportunities, Economic Research
Lyman, Stanford M. – 1974
This book on the Chinese Americans focuses on such aspects of intergroup relations, community characteristics, social problems, acculturation, racial and social discrimination, and economic opportunities for the ethnic group as: the Chinese diaspora; forerunners of overseas Chinese community organization; Chinese community organization in the…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Chinese Americans, Community Characteristics, Community Organizations
Gartner, Alan, Ed.; And Others – 1974
This book includes nine essays. In the Introduction: "The Lingering Infatuation with IQ," the editors argue that since the IQ test has again risen as an instrument of conservative policy, the test and the arguments built around it must be reexamined. Noam Chomsky criticizes the well-known "Atlantic" article, "IQ" (September, 1971), in "The Fallacy…
Descriptors: Biological Influences, Economic Opportunities, Environmental Influences, Heredity
Vogt, Christina – 1999
Despite many differences, both China and Taiwan have given priority to a variety of education reforms since 1949. With a U.S. model and aid, the Taiwanese educational system has largely achieved the 15 percent enrollment threshold identified by Hayhoe as required to support economic expansion. In China, major reforms of the 1970s and 1980s leave…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Economic Development, Economic Opportunities, Educational Change
Gonzalez, Arturo; de la Torre, Adela; Garcia, John – 1998
This report summarizes a study of student achievement and workforce success that used data from the 1990 U.S. Census of Arizona. It focuses primarily on Hispanics and Native Americans in Arizona. Sections contained in this report are: (1) "Macro-Economic Conditions"; (2) "Educational Attainment"; (3) "Workforce…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Indians, Community Colleges, Dropouts
President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities, Washington, DC. – 2000
This report from the President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities, a federal agency that coordinates and promotes public and private efforts to enhance the employment of people with disabilities, discusses the current status of small business and self-employment opportunities for people with disabilities and offers…
Descriptors: Adults, Advocacy, Attitude Change, Change Strategies
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Lanphier, Michael – International Migration Review, 1983
Analyzes service delivery, resource allocation, sponsorship, and other practices of programs for Indochinese refugee resettlement in France, Canada, and the United States, according to a model of refugee resettlement that considers two major variables: (1) volume of refugee intake (large or moderate) and (2) type of adaptation emphasis (economic…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Comparative Analysis, Cultural Awareness, Economic Opportunities
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Aronowitz, Stanley – Journal of Education, 1980
Growing social and economic inequalities and political impotency are the sources of functional illiteracy. The current educational emphasis on basic skills will not resolve these problems. Students must harness their collective forces to replace corporate control with democratic power. (Author/GC)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Community Control, Democracy, Disadvantaged
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