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McCornac, Dennis C. – Online Submission, 2008
Vietnam has made remarkable progress over the past two decades in its transition to a market economy resulting in numerous changes to both its social and economic institutions. It is a nation at peace focusing on economic development and integrating into the world economy. Although the tragic events in Vietnam's history cannot be forgotten, the…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Privatization, Free Enterprise System, Foreign Countries

Hartman, William – Social Education, 1992
Discusses the economic situation in the non-Arab nations of Africa. Presents two opposing views of the efforts of the World Bank at adjusting the financial programs of governments of developing countries. Suggests that perhaps with cooperation the cycle of poverty and disease can be broken in Africa. (DK)
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Economic Change, Economic Development, Economic Progress
Procter and Gamble Educational Services, Cincinnati, OH. – 1995
This is a classroom-ready program about the U.S. economy's number one challenge: globalization. Few historical forces have more power to shape students' lives than globalization, the gradual economic integration of all the world's nations. This program is designed to supplement social studies courses in economics, government, U.S. and world…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Economic Change, Economic Development, Economics
Procter and Gamble Educational Services, Cincinnati, OH. – 1996
This is a classroom-ready program to help students explore the economic forces that are shaping their world and their future. This program is designed to supplement social studies courses in economics, government, U.S. and world history, world cultures, and geography. The unit contains a newsletter for students in grades 9-12, four reproducible…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Economic Change, Economic Development, Economics
Procter and Gamble Educational Services, Cincinnati, OH. – 1997
This is a classroom-ready program that examines the worldwide push for economic freedom as a way of helping students understand its relationship to economic growth. This program is designed to supplement social studies courses in economics, government, U.S. and world history, world cultures, and geography. The unit contains a newsletter for…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Economic Change, Economic Development, Economics
Fosler, R. Scott – 1988
The economic role of counties is changing profoundly because of a revolutionary restructuring of the world economy and related changes in federalism. Three major forces are restructuring the economy: overcapacity in traditional industries, the emergence of new technologies that are creating new service and knowledge-based industries and…
Descriptors: Adults, County Programs, Economic Change, Economic Development

OECD Observer, 1987
Presents a set of tables indicating the diversity of the economics of the 24 member countries of the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD). Includes data on the public expenditure on education as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). (ML)
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Economic Change, Economic Development, Economic Factors

Adams, Cynthia Herbert; Palmer, David D. – Academe, 1993
A strong economic recovery offers higher education only some relief. Educators must respond in new ways to economic problems. Higher education offers the best chance for finding regional and national solutions, but, ironically, it must reshape itself to do so. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Administration, College Role, Economic Change, Economic Climate

Dinan, Desmond – Social Education, 1993
Reviews the economic restoration of West Germany through the Marshall Plan following World War II. Traces the development of the European Community from the Schuman Declaration of 1950 to the present. Contends that Germany's economy must remain closely tied to a united Europe in the post-Cold War international system. (CFR)
Descriptors: Economic Change, Economic Development, European History, Foreign Countries

Social Education, 1993
Presents sources of information about the European Economic Community, Germany, and student exchange programs. Includes a bibliography of official documents, journals, and other publications about the European Community and economic union. (CFR)
Descriptors: Demography, Economic Change, Economic Development, Elementary Secondary Education
World Bank, Washington, DC. – 1995
"The Development Data Book," published by the World Bank presents statistics on countries with populations of more than one million. The statistics relate to economic development and the changes it is bringing about in the world. Sometimes called indicators, the statistics are measures of social and economic conditions in developing and industrial…
Descriptors: Community Development, Developing Nations, Development, Economic Change
Feit, Rona; And Others – 1988
This issue paper presents three very different views of the roles that government, job training, and economic development programs play within society. The paper is meant to stimulate discussion among training and employment and community and economic development professionals; it focuses on job retention and emphasizes the role of counties in the…
Descriptors: Adults, County Programs, Economic Change, Economic Development
Ellison, Nolen M. – 1983
A discussion is presented of the roles of economic and human resource development in a changing economy and society. Introductory material considers the economic changes taking place in society and argues that strategies for economic redevelopment and revitalization must explicitly incorporate strategies for partnership building related to work…
Descriptors: College Role, Community Colleges, Economic Change, Economic Climate

Hanson, John R., II – Journal of Economic Education, 1995
Contends that it is widely believed that cheap labor in poor countries attracts foreign investors. Asserts that historical evidence indicates that past patterns of direct foreign investment in poor countries are inconsistent with the cheap-labor argument. Includes two figures and one table. (CFR)
Descriptors: Capitalism, Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Economic Change
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