Members of the U.S. and Mexican media, government officials, academics, and representatives of private organizations met to discuss issues and concerns of both countries. Topics included energy, trade and development, migration, bilateral governmental relations, and the role of the press in these affairs. Mexico's oil and natural gas reserves were…

Representatives of the media of the United States and Mexico discussed issues concerning the expanding interdependence of the two countries, including trade and development, energy, migration, bilateral and regional relations, and the role of the press in these affairs. Some suggested perspectives include (1) images of the past are the biggest…

Presents the contention that in light of a historical perspective to technology and growth an optimistic view of the possibility for continuous technological development is not foolish. (GS)

While the overall change in Cuban education came about because of the revolution, expansion took place in several stages, each largely a function of the economic development policy being followed at the time. In the period up to 1964 when Cuba thought it could industrialize under the Soviet model it concentrated on developing basic education for…

This student book and companion teacher's guide can be used to teach Hawaiian economic history at the 11th and 12th grade levels. The student book, which can be used as a basic text or as a supplement to other materials, consists of nine episodes. For each episode there is a comic strip and a narrative summary which students are expected to read.…

The University of Wisconsin offers an extensive array of programs and services for minority groups through its 3 divisions of University Extension--Human Resources Development, Economic and Environmental Development, and Liberal and Professional Education. Through these programs, Negroes, Puerto Ricans, Indians, Mexicans and Spanish-Americans are…

This brochure begins with findings and conclusions of the 1975 NATIONAL ENERGY OUTLOOK. Discussions of national energy topics follow, including: What Are the Roots of Our Energy Problem? How Did We Become So Vulnerable to Oil Imports?; How Much Energy Will the Nation Consume?; How Will the National Meet Its Growing Energy Demands by 1985; How Much…

This paper, which is based on the assumption that conceptualization is a necessary first-order task of theory construction, discusses the utility of a particular explicit definition of "development." Previous definitions of development have been hampered by a variety of weaknesses, and most current definitions are not conducive to a comparative…

GRADES OR AGES: Grade 7. SUBJECT MATTER: Social studies; Europe and the Soviet Union. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The guide is divided into two subunits--government and economic development. The central portion of each subunit is laid out in three columns, one each for topics, activities, and materials. The guide is mimeographed and…

GRADES OR AGES: Grades 10 and 11. SUBJECT MATTER: Social studies; United States economic system. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The major portion of the guide is divided into seven subunits, each of which is laid out in three columns, one each for topics, activities, and materials. Other sections are in list form. The guide is mimeographed…

GRADES OR AGES: Grade 12. SUBJECT MATTER: Social Studies; world economic problems. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The major portion of the guide is divided into seven subunits of parallel format. All sections are in list form. The guide is mimeographed and staple-bound with a paper cover. OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES: No objectives are…

A canonical technique is explored that permits assessment to which origin positions determine destination positions within occupational structures. This procedure requires expressing the occupational positions as binary variables, then obtaining canonical correlations among the sets of binary variables. The association between origin and…

The conclusions reached by commissions established by the Conference on the Application of Science and Technology to the Development of Asia, convened by UNESCO in 1968, are presented after brief descriptions of the present status of applied science and technology in 19 Asian countries. One commission studied social, economic, and cultural factors…

First in a three-part series of case studies tracing the impact of the "Anglo Revolution" on New Mexico, this article deals with copper mining in New Mexico, particularly the Santa Rita del Cobre copper mine. (NQ)

The principal concern here is to unearth the critical dimensions or elements in the modernization or development process. Narrow and counter-productive conceptions of development are analyzed and the historical antecedents of modern national development are examined as a means of comprehending the nature of the problems to be solved if…