Argument was for the importance of community development corporations (CDCs) as both tools for rural development planning and mechanisms for alleviating problems and economic impoverishment. (JC)

The consistent economic growth of the Georgia community is the result of careful planning over a long period. Successful community development efforts have resulted in a new regional library, an airport, a vocational technical school, an industrial park, and increased industrialization. (SB)

Problems of rural development in less developed countries and ways of organizing a foreign aid program are examined. (MF)

Citizens' groups in 4 small Mississippi communities banded together to form a water association in anticipation of future development in the area. (JC)

In a question-and-answer format Henry H. Krevor, Executive Director of the Appalachian Regional Commission, reports on the present status of the commission and the region and comments on prospects for the future. (Author/DS)

LESS THAN A TENTH OF THE TANZANIAN LABOR FORCE IS IN PAID EMPLOYMENT, AND MOST ABLE-BODIED ADULTS ARE STILL ENGAGED IN LOW-YIELDING AGRICULTURE AND HERDING. MODERN PRODUCTIVE EMPLOYMENT IS SCARCE EVEN FOR THOSE WITH AN EIGHT-YEAR PRIMARY EDUCATION. THE INVESTMENT IN FORMAL EDUCATION HAS OUTRUN INVESTMENT IN EDUCATION AIMED AT INCREASING…