Agriculture is a main source of employment and is a significant contributor to the gross national product in most of the Latin American countries. In order to meet domestic and export needs, production and productivity must be increased; land tenure systems must be changed to cope with employment and income distribution problems; institutions must…

The survey by the UNESCO secretariat on the equality of access of girls and women to education in the context of rural development forms the basis of this report. A questionnaire (Annex I) was sent to all Member States and associate members of UNESCO. Replies from fifty-six countries were considered, with 45 detailed replies furnishing the main…

Presents a discussion of population education policies in the developing countries, with special emphasis on the results of the World Population Conference held in Bucharest in 1974. (BB)

Analyzes northern Mediterranean politics in light of demographic, economic, and social characteristics of Italy, Spain, Portugal, and Greece. Identifies ambivalence as the characteristic attitude relating to present and future politics, the economy, and the area's international position. (DB)

An extended case analysis of a 1973 single land sale in the Yoruba city of Ibadan illustrates the role of Yoruba cultural patterns in Nigerian capitalist growth. This analysis also provides insight into the nature of the social relationships being established in the urbanization of Ibadan. (EB)

Due to the "education explosion," countries are producing large numbers of educated unemployed, who are unwilling to work in the traditional sector and unable to work in the trade sector. Educational goals must be reassessed in terms of furthering national development. (WI)

Compares the workings of a competitive market with the advantages and disadvantages of wage and price controls. (Author/RK)

Presenting recommendations to Congress/the Carter Administration developed by the Appalachian Governors at the 1977 Appalachian Conference, this article describes the Conference and its Task Force recommendations re: the structure of Federalism; energy and its socioeconomic impacts; jobs; income, and human services; environment and natural…

Comparing the resource development of the Navajo Nation with that of Third World countries, this article examines Navajo-Third World similarities in terms of various decision-making alternatives such as transitional corporations and the new forms of agreements now used by Third World countries. (JC)

Examines many aspects of the United States' policies toward supplying technology to underdeveloped nations. Advances arguments which the author believes should be considered in future policy formation. (CP)

Argues for the development of national planning policy concerning scientific research and technological advancement in Latin American countries based upon the model of Venezuela's development. (SL)

Based on fieldwork conducted in Brittany, France, during 1983 and 1984, discusses changes in Breton responses to death which have accompanied modernization and economic development. Suggests that familiarity with death and acceptance of it are being replaced by the "denial of death" characteristic of contemporary Western culture. Notes…

As part of a strategic planning effort guiding community socioeconomic development through 2000, the citizens of Rochester, Minnesota, tackled the problem of providing equitable, accessible, and accountable higher education. Studying external factors and developing an internal situation analysis led to a set of higher education issues and…

Traces the evolution of perspectives on Latin American underdevelopment to reveal the changing realities in Latin America as well as evolving world views. Covering the five centuries since Columbus discovered the West Indies, Topik concludes that the idea of underdevelopment is a European construct resulting from greater European progress and a…