Discusses the ways in which the University of Wisconsin system, the Wisconsin Board of Vocational, Technical and Adult Education, and the Department of Public Instruction contribute to the economic development of the state. (JOW)

Proposed is a systems analysis approach to managing the economic, cultural, and scientific development of Third World nations. (SL)

Fifteen recommendations were developed by the Roundtable on Higher Education during the group's annual meeting June 15, 2004. Following the meeting, a survey was sent to the roundtable members to determine the extent of agreement with each of the recommendations. Survey results showed a high level of agreement among roundtable members on all 15…

As demands for a more advanced workforce increase, the relationship between higher education and economic success is more recognized by leaders in both academia and economic development. As Larry Walther, Director of Arkansas Department of Economic Development, stated in a recent presentation to the Blue Ribbon Committee on Higher Education,…

Even as per capita income has increased across the United States, differences among states' incomes remain. What are the sources of these remaining differences? This Commentary identifies and analyzes the key factors--patents, educational attainment, and industry structure--that influence income-growth rates and thus per capita incomes. It also…

On October 7-8, 1996, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund joined with the World Bank to host a gathering of foundation executives, leaders of major humanitarian and environmental nongovernmental organizations, and officers of large multilateral institutions. The meeting was entitled "Building a Constituency for Global Interdependence," and its…

Paper read at the inaugural meeting of the Canadian Nature Federation, September 18, 1971; and reprinted from The Blue Jay,'' v29, n4 (December 1971). (FF)

Clarence E. Ayres Institutionalism and Economic Development", 1960, is reprinted as being illustrative of the position of political economists (to assist in the formulation of social policies that are supposed to solve real-world social problems). A critique by Ayers is included. (SE)

In its concern to eliminate the imbalance between social and economic development, the International Labour Organisation has two objectives in its workers' education activities: to help workers protect themselves against the harmful effects of our technological society; and to strengthen their ability to discharge their social responsibilities.…

Proposes that the Federal Government provide loans and subsidies on a large scale to help black people own gasoline service stations. (KG)

Part of a series edited for "ALA Bulletin by Jean E. Lowrie.