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Vasquez-Martinez, Claudio-Rafael; Giron, Graciela; Zapata-Landeros, Magali; Ayòn-Bañuelos, Antonio; Morfin-Otero, Maria – Bulgarian Comparative Education Society, 2013
The labour markets in Mexico are characterised by uncertainty in terms of the lack of work contracts social protection, unemployment, high level of self-employed workers independently and micro-businesses, low income levels, the involuntary part-time working and low levels of unionisation. They all indicate that the labour situation currently…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Labor Market, Urban Areas, Neoliberalism
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Plitponkarnpim, Adisak; Andersson, Ragnar; Conner, Kristen A.; Xiang, Huiyun; Smith, Gary – Journal of Applied Research on Children, 2012
The objective of this cross-sectional study was to examine the relationship of provincial economic development indices with incidences of child injury mortality in Thailand from 1999-2001. All injury deaths among children age 1-14 years were included. The independent variables included gross provincial product per capita (GPP/c), poverty and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Economic Factors, Injuries, Child Health
Byerlee, Derek; Eicher, Carl K. – 1972
Employment problems in Africa were examined with special emphasis on rural employment and migration within the context of overall economic development. A framework was provided for analyzing rural employment in development; that framework was used to analyze empirical information from Africa; and theoretical issues were raised in analyzing rural…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Capital, Developing Nations, Economic Development
Department of Labor, Washington, DC. – 1968
THIS COUNTRY MUST FACE THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL CONSEQUENCES OF CHANGING PATTERNS OF EMPLOYMENT LOCATION WHICH RESULT FROM SHIFTING CURRENTS OF TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE, PRODUCT DEMAND, AND JOB AND PROFIT SEEKING. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS OF THE LAST 7 YEARS, EMPLOYING A WIDE VARIETY OF APPROACHES TO THEIR COMMON GOAL OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Federal Programs, Migration, Poverty
Blumenfeld, Hans – 1970
This bibliography on urbanization is divided into two sections. The first section contains articles pertaining to urbanization in Canada; the second section contains non-Canadian items. Topics covered include rural-urban migration, employment, urban environment, public finance, city problems, economic development, urban planning, population change…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Economic Development, Economics, Population Growth
Polenske, Karen – 1971
The report is published to help inform employees of the Economic Development Administration and Regional Commissions of the nature, results, and applications of regional development research. Articles in this issue discuss: (1) a multiregional input-output model for the United States, (2) implications of rural-urban migration for regional…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Economic Research, Employment, Human Resources
Bullard, Robert D. – 1980
This paper assesses the extent to which Houston's black community has benefited from the economic boom that the area is experiencing. The major issues addressed, using Houston as a case study, include (1) residential housing patterns, (2) black unemployment, (3) black-white income differentials, (4) black business and economic development, (5)…
Descriptors: Black Community, Business Cycles, Case Studies, Community Development
Green, Leslie; Milone, Vincent – 1972
Since the end of the Second World War, the development of Nigeria has been marked by rapid commercial, manufacturing and urban growth concentrated in three main areas: (1) the southwest, the port-city and Federal capital of Metropolitan Lagos; (2) the north, a central close-settled zone which embraces the cities of Kano, Zaria and Kaduna; and (3)…
Descriptors: Demography, Developing Nations, Economic Development, Housing
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Lilley, Stephen C.; McLean, Edward L. – 1979
Careful long-range planning and slow, deliberate growth have benefitted Kershaw County's 500,000 pleasantly varied acres near the state capitol. The county, famous for its equestrian activity, boasts prestige stables, riding clubs, and trails. In addition there are lakes and numerous parks. Leaders want to maintain this aesthetic appeal while…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Development, Community Leaders, Community Planning
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Popov, Nikolay, Ed.; Wolhuter, Charl, Ed.; Ermenc, Klara Skubic, Ed.; Hilton, Gillian, Ed; Ogunleye, James, Ed.; Chigisheva, Oksana, Ed. – Bulgarian Comparative Education Society, 2014
This volume contains papers submitted to the 12th Annual International Conference of the Bulgarian Comparative Education Society (BCES), held in Sofia and Nessebar, Bulgaria, in June 2014, and papers submitted to the 2nd International Partner Conference, organized by the International Research Centre 'Scientific Cooperation,' Rostov-on-Don,…
Descriptors: Role of Education, Global Approach, Competence, Comparative Education