Examples of culture as a determinant of peoples' ability to respond to modernization, for instance, the ability of various Nigerian groups to benefit from Western education as a means of economic improvements, support the author's theory of the preeminence of cultural factors in economic and political modernization. (JH)

Since the 1940's, Operation Bootstrap, an economic development program, has changed Puerto Rico from an undeveloped country to one with increasing energy demands, decreasing natural resources, and alarming environmental degredation. The Puerto Rican government is presently supporting high-energy industrial facilities without regard to…

The main purpose of the article is to define a new field of the economy by seeking to determine all the needs which may surround a productive activity devised to be of service to man and what the post-industrial stage of scientific technology means to developing countries. (BR)

The relationship of educational development to economic systems and the inappropriateness of western educational models for use in developing nations is examined. (DE)

In 1972 the Canadian government launched its first domestic communications satellite, Anik A, which relays direct broadcast television and telephone messages to northern communities. The impact of television on Inuit life has raised issues and concerns pertaining to native language broadcasting, media access and control, and cultural identity…

In this booklet, six essays presented at meetings of the Caribbean American Exchange Program are reprinted: (1) "Externally Propelled Economy" by Lloyd Best; (2) "Ethos for a Black Literature: Cultural Continuities and Patterns" by Martha Cobb; (3) "Parameters of Information and Communication among Afro-Americans and…

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…

The manpower requirements of industry in Arkansas are being poorly met by the present vocational and technical education system. They have inadequate facilities, and there are not enough students enrolled in trades and industry occupational fields or a broad enough range of programs to meet the variety of requirements from industry, business, and…

To assist educators and employers in manpower planning and development, this study attempted to provide a useful and comprehensive picture of the number and kinds of occupational skills needed in Arkansas in the next decade. The study estimated future manpower needs by applying a target year industry-occupational matrix to industry employment…

The primary purpose of the Conference was to emphasize the value of technical information to leaders of British industries by relating the use of technical information to economic development, showing that there are weaknesses in the collection and use of technical information, trying to cost these failings, and indicating some of the remedial…

The report is a compilation of 101 articles, reports, and speeches on outdoor recreation in the United States. Materials covered are written by personnel of the Economic Research Service (United States Department of Agriculture) and were published separately or in proceedings, journals, congressional documents, and other usually retrievable forms…

To study the relationship of education to economic growth for the state of Iowa, the hypothesis that increasing the level of education for the labor force would lead to higher levels of income or economic growth was tested for the period from 1950-1967. The Cobb-Douglas production was used to evaluate the relationship. The function used labor…

The possible existence and stability of different national patterns of career-values in nine locations (Brazil, Mexico, England, Germany, Italy, Yugoslavia, Chicago, Austin, and Japan) was tested by administering an Occupational Values Inventory to 6,400 urban children in seven of the locations in 1965, and to a new sample of 3,600 in 1969. The…

To determine the nature and extent of education's contribution to State and national economic growth and the migration patterns of Michigan college and university graduates, 4,700 questionnaires were mailed to the 1951-61 graduates of public universities in Michigan. The questionnaire was designed to provide background demographic data,…