Three small Colorado towns that faced a declining economy as the mining resource ran out used gambling-based tourism as a strategy for community development. Although economic benefits to the towns have far exceeded expectations, negative social, environmental, and political changes, such as crime alcoholism, traffic problems, and conflicts…

Project Columbus, a program linking European and Latin American universities for technology-based economic development, has involved 90 institutions in 29 countries in a range of activities since 1987. It illustrates effective networking based on common concerns especially in the management of scarce resources and communication across cultural…

Discusses the effects of gender differences in education and employment on the economies of countries worldwide. Stresses some strong points of the monograph reported in this issue, such as the discrimination between cognitive and affective dimensions of sex typing, and suggestions for alleviating sex stereotyping. Suggests that the monograph has…

This paper, presented at the Malente Symposium, discusses the relationship between economic factors and environmental problems and environmental policies for the twenty-first century. (MDH)

Compares the U.S. objective of protecting the knowledge required to develop certain products to environmental protection in the United States-Mexico Free Trade Act negotiations. Argues that environmental regulation should be included in the negotiations with force equal to that for intellectual rights protection. (55 references) (MDH)

Vocational-technical education in China has made considerable progress in the 1980s by reforming secondary structure, adopting the principle of training before employment, revising curricula, preparing teachers, and strengthening international cooperation. (SK)

Examines existing models of income inequality that include the following factors: (1) access to education; (2) foreign capital exacerbating income inequality; and (3) political democracy. Hypothesizes, based on ecological-evolutionary theory, that agricultural density has a robust, negative influence on income inequality. (KS)

Higher education is under pressure to create a workforce making the United States more competitive internationally. Demographic and workforce influences are shaping teaching, support services and management. Colleges and universities should increase quality, use of technology and communications, and labor productivity and efficiency, and reduce…

Although Algeria, Egypt, and Morocco have followed substantially different development strategies, they exhibit similar signs of crisis in vocational education. An integrated approach to planning that acknowledges social, financial, technological, and economic constraints could help coordinate general and vocational education and specialized…

The development of modern universities in Africa is outlined, focusing on their influencing forces and context. The main challenge is seen as integrating roots in African culture and tradition with the modern world. Ways that the university can respond to the challenge and contribute to solving Africa's pressing problems are explored. (Author/MSE)

In 1994, a multiagency service team, consisting of state and federal agencies, colleges, private consultants, and nonprofit organizations, was formed to coordinate delivery of technical assistance services to small manufacturers in Maine's wood products industry. Results were generally positive but showed the need to carefully match assistance…

Explores an effort by Colgate University (New York) to enhance economic development in two low-income hamlets in New York through community-visioning programs. Describes the process of community visioning and shows how Colgate has been instrumental in its promotion. Argues that universities are better situated than governments or nonprofits to…

Discusses two areas central to the development mission of the University of Massachusetts (Lowell): (1) restructuring activities for a transformative effect on the regional economy while maintaining academic standards, and (2) who should be involved in these decisions. Reviews projects undertaken by the university under a community-outreach…

Presents a case study of the Campus Affiliates Program, a collaborative venture designed to revitalize the most severely impoverished sectors of New Orleans (Louisiana). Focuses on processes that created the program; organizing principles; obstacles encountered; and impacts of the program on faculty, students, staff, and institutions. (DSK)

Comparison of national policies in South Korea, Singapore, and Britain to respond to low-skills equilibria (self-reinforcing institutions that stifle demand for skill improvements) shows that different responses stem from national differences in supply/demand and the differential impact of globalization due to the individual economic and social…