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Fuller, Bruce; And Others – Social Forces, 1990
Examines how the Mexican government's penetration into 299 rural and urban counties, 1900-40, was related to growth in trade and service jobs. Emphasizes the government's support for written literacy and mass schooling as subtle strategies for incorporating peasants into urban institutions. Contains 39 references. (SV)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Government Role
Brown, David L.; O'Leary, Jeanne M. – 1979
Between 1960 and 1970 economic opportunity and progress for women in American non-metropolitan areas was mixed. While women in metropolitan areas were more likely to be labor force members than were non-metropolitan women, the difference in metropolitan and non-metropolitan labor force participation rates narrowed during the period. For women…
Descriptors: Blacks, Clerical Occupations, Demography, Economic Development