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Bavaro, Mary Ellen; And Others – 1995
These four diagnostic guides, developed as part of the Investing in People Project in Connecticut, Iowa, Kentucky, Washington, and West Virginia, can be used to help states in assessing their current work force and economic development systems and in building more comprehensive, integrated, and effective strategies for improving the work force.…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Evaluation Methods, Futures (of Society), Labor Economics
Peer reviewedHanson, 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
Zinser, Jana – 1994
This handbook describes the methodology of the Investing in People Project, conducted in Connecticut, Iowa, Kentucky, Washington, and West Virginia to help states in assessing their current work force and economic development systems and in building more comprehensive, integrated, and effective strategies for improving the work force. The handbook…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Evaluation Methods, Futures (of Society), Labor Economics
