Work with tribal cultures in Asia revealed some commonalities of such cultures throughout the world: loss of habitation, conflict with nontribal economic systems, spirituality, and desire for autonomy. Appropriate development strategies must include concern for preserving their alternative world views. (SK)

Older women are often perceived as marginal in the development process and are ignored by planners. The challenge is to foster recognition and increase their activity rates. The development process must be redesigned to ensure that it uses older women to their fullest potential. (JOW)

Describes the factors that affect the capability of small island nations to achieve sustainable development. Discusses the impact of population size, aspects that threaten a small island's fragile environment, support needed to achieve sustainable development, and the call for an International Center for Sustainable Development of Small Island…

Reviews community development in Latin America (self-help local improvement projects, popular education, nongovernmental organizations). Identifies challenges--increasing the participation of all levels, reorganizing priorities, and supporting the development of economic democracy. (SK)

Discusses trends toward constant economic and technological change, ways in which increased access to information may affect our sense of community, and implications for the survival of small towns. Lists strategies for effecting positive community change. Discusses ways to build "lovable" communities, local economies, and communitywide…

The Isoya Rural Development Project appears to have enhanced Nigerian women's multiple roles (maternal, occupational, conjugal, domestic, kin, community, and individual). Limitations of the project include poor rural infrastructure, male-oriented cultural norms, and lack of direct access to land by women. (SK)

A discussion of "business incubators," enterprises bringing universities and businesses together for technological and scientific advancement, focuses on the benefits of such a relationship for both business and university and on the environment for and organization of such an undertaking in the Latin American context. (MSE)

Discusses the armed struggle in Eritrea between 1981 and 1991 and its contributions to environmental degradation and famine in this area. Examines the future prospects of Eritrea in the context of the African development experience. (22 references) (MDH)

In contrast to other East Asian countries, in Papua New Guinea the economy is stagnating due to high labor costs, overvalued currency, stagnant productivity, high government consumption, and barriers to external and internal investment and exports. (SK)

Economic modernization has transformed traditional meaning of work in South Africa, giving rise to a critical need for education for work. School guidance should take a holistic approach to meeting career counseling needs. (SK)

Progress toward rural development has been hampered by flawed views of rural America; serious limitations to existing social and economic data on sparsely populated areas; treatment of rural America as a geographical entity unconnected to the larger U.S. economy and society; perceived lack of feasible political solution to rural problems; and…

The Institute for Integrated Rural Development in the Maharashtra State of India seeks to break the cycle of poverty through sustainable rural development. It works closely with rural women on health and nutrition education and in other community partnerships based on horizontal structures. (SK)

The Dallas (Texas)-based Alliance for Higher Education is a consortium of colleges, universities, corporations, hospitals, and other nonprofit organizations that strategically links business and higher education through distance education initiatives. The consortium has created an infrastructure that supports economic development in the…

Responses from 118 of 237 executives in South Africa found the following highly rated: importance of universities in supplying high-level workers; need for high-skilled technicians and innovative entrepreneurs; and need for business to understand technology, fund research, and have a technology strategy. Respondents rated the current reality of…

Discusses how good schools have drawing power in revitalizing both urban and rural communities and increasing property values. Several examples of the value of school renovation and its impact on the surrounding community and enrollment are discussed, including descriptions of planning and financing renovation efforts by some communities. (GR)