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Mincy, Robert B.; And Others – Science, 1990
Research which makes possible a quantification of the size, composition, and growth of the underclass is discussed. Trends in the quality of life and the growth of the underclass are presented. (CW)
Descriptors: College Science, Definitions, Demography, Higher Education
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Pershey, Edward Jay – OAH Magazine of History, 1990
Documents history of Lowell, Massachusetts, from the careful planning of town, the recruitment of farm family daughters into the labor force, the demise of the town, and Lowell's subsequent regeneration as a high technology center in the 1970s and 1980s. Suggests that the study of this town's history can illuminate the study of current U.S. urban…
Descriptors: Community Development, Demography, Economic Development, Employed Women
Sheram, Katherine – 1993
This teaching guide accompanies "The Environmental Data Book," published by the World Bank. Environmental and development statistics are presented for discussion and analysis. Indicators of environmental quality and economic development are defined with accompanying charts and maps. Activities accompany each lesson, along with a worksheet at the…
Descriptors: Air Pollution, Demography, Developing Nations, Economic Factors