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Ahamad, Bashir; And Others – 1973
In the 1960's academics, politicians, administrators and industrialists became convinced of the importance of education for economic development. The forecasting of qualified manpower needs was able to turn this new idea into practice. During the decade hundreds of manpower forecasts were made, and innumerable international conferenceses were held…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Developing Nations, Economic Development, Educational Finance
Download full textGlickman, Albert S.; Brown, Zenia H. – 1974
Implications of innovative experiments with changes in the standard 40-hour workweek are dealt with in the study, which is a shorter version of a comprehensive report on changing work schedules prepared by the American Institute for Research. Varying patterns of two general types of workweeks are presented: (1) the compact workweek which may be…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Change Strategies, Economic Research, Employment Patterns
Ginzberg, Eli, Ed. – 1976
Written under a contract with the National Commission for Manpower Policy, this book contains eight chapters (each by a separate author) intended to aid in charting a national employment strategy and assessing the goal of full employment. Three main themes that pervade the book are (1) the responsibility of the federal government to create jobs,…
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Economic Research, Employment, Employment Opportunities
Sanyal, Bikas C.; Yacoub, Sammani A. – 1975
The increase in investment in education in the Sudan has increased the number of graduates by about 12 percent each year in 1970-1975. The increase in output has not been matched by an equal increase in the absorption capacity of the labor market. Postsecondary education has been extremely costly, and the nation can hardly support the problem of…
Descriptors: College Admission, College Graduates, Developing Nations, Educational Policy
Committee for Economic Development, New York, NY. Research and Policy Committee. – 1978
This policy statement focuses on ways of overcoming unemployment and underemployment for groups (young, old, disadvantaged) that typically experience high or prolonged joblessness, and on increasing incentives for productive work. Recommendations resulting from the CED study focus on these areas: new and expanded use on a nationwide basis of…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Agency Role, Business, Change Strategies
Houseman, Susan, Ed.; Nakamura, Alice, Ed. – 2001
This is the second of two volumes of selected papers presented at the 1996 conference "Changes in Working Hours in Canada and the United States." Eleven chapters explore an expanded set of working-time issues, which may be loosely grouped under these two topics: working time over the life cycle and nonstandard work arrangements.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Development, Career Education, Comparative Analysis
