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Going Metric: Looking Ahead. Report of the Metrication Board for 1971.

Metrication Board, London (England). – 1972

Great Britain began changing to the metric system in 1965, in order to improve industrial efficiency and to increase its competitive strength in international trade. Despite internal and external pressures calling for acceleration of the rate of change, a loss of momentum in expanding use of metric standards was noted in 1971. In order to…

Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Economic Progress, Educational Needs, Government Role

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Rabinovitz, Francine F. – Society, 1989

Outlines a 10-year program to upgrade the condition of the homeless. Lists general economic and social goals. (FMW)

Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Economic Progress, Employment Opportunities, Federal Programs