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The Guaranteed Minimum Price And Price Stabilization In The Wheat Market, Therese L. Soullier

Economics Theses & Dissertations

The government of the United States offers a guaranteed minimum price per bushel to farmers in return for a reduction in acreage planted. Through this program, the government attempts to control the supply of wheat and stabilize the price of wheat. There is growing debate in the United States as to the effectiveness and prudence of the current program.

This thesis will examine the effectiveness of the guaranteed minimum price program, using the two-stage least squares procedure to examine a demand and supply model. The study will look at the relative stability of the price of wheat and how and …

Editor's Note, Dawn-Marie Driscoll

New England Journal of Public Policy

This issue of the New England Journal of Public Policy had many beginnings and, like most efforts in which a theme is slowly resolved, probably should not have an ending.

The discussion of this theme started several years ago when a group of senior Boston businesswomen talked about the need and value of meeting on a semi-regular basis. Their purpose would be to focus discussions on a narrow but important issue — the economic advancement of women.

The criteria for these informal meetings quickly fell into place. All the women who comprised the group would be drawn from within the …

Women, Power, And Partnership, Elizabeth Graham Cook

New England Journal of Public Policy

As women in a community move into senior positions from which they can influence the economic advancement of women at all levels, commentators have examined factors contributing to their advancement. This article outlines data about the Women's Economic Forum, a Boston group formed in 1985. The degree to which interdependence or "partnership" is a positive element in achieving the group's objectives suggests that other communities could adopt the WEF model.

Foreword, Rosabeth Moss Kanter

New England Journal of Public Policy

Two significant facts are apparent from reading this volume. First, the authors are themselves examples of women overcoming barriers, breaking into formerly all-male domains, succeeding against the odds, and exercising economic, political, and educational leadership — on behalf of other women as well as on behalf of the institutions they serve. Thus their own lives are eloquent rebuke to anyone who still thinks that women cannot manage effectively in any realm, or that women must always take second place to men, or that family responsibilities make women less serious about public responsibilities, or that women fail to help one another; …

Not By Numbers Alone: A New Decade For Women In The Law, Margaret H. Marshall

New England Journal of Public Policy

There has been a dramatic increase in both the percentage and the numbers of women who have entered the legal profession in the last fifteen years, but women have not penetrated its higher echelons — partnerships in law firms, general counsel of corporations, and chiefs of government bureaus — in the same percentage that those advances should be reflecting. While entry-level salaries may be equal for male and female attorneys, are women in the legal world discovering the same glass ceilings and barriers to entry at these top levels of economic empowerment that their corporate counterparts have experienced? The author …

Moving In The Economic Mainstream, Brunetta R. Wolfman

New England Journal of Public Policy

The requirements for economic mobility in a postindustrial society present many barriers for low-income women. Social policy and program goals for improving their opportunities should focus on educational, training, and entrepreneurial activities using individualized assessment, counseling, and academic and occupational advisers. Social consensus needs to be achieved in order to establish viable programs that address women's total needs rather than approaching the problem with fragmented, uncoordinated solutions.

The Third Stage: An Economic Strategy, Dawn-Marie Driscoll

New England Journal of Public Policy

If the first stage of the women's movement raised consciousness, changed statutes, and proposed the Equal Rights Amendment, and the second stage broadened the debate to include family, workplace, and societal issues, the third stage may focus simply on giving women economic power and independence. Issues for women in the 1990s will center on economics; this article suggests strategies for achieving these goals.

Alcoholism: A Barrier To Empowerment For Women, Marion Brink

New England Journal of Public Policy

Women's increasing economic power has encouraged the promotion of their drinking as fashionable. However, women are more vulnerable to the impact of alcohol, and the stigma attached to alcoholism is greater for them than it is for men. As a consequence, a woman — and those around her — will deny her alcoholism until she has lost much more than her male counterparts. When, or if, she seeks help for this devastating disease, she finds a lack of woman-specific programs and facilities. This article notes the barriers to recovery for women and offers some suggestions for breaking them down. Two …

Vol. 13 No. 2 (1990): Pacific Studies Full Issue, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies

Pacific Studies

Pacific Studies is published two times a year by The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies, Brigham Young University Hawai‘i #1979, 55–220 Kulanui Street, Lāʻie, Hawai‘i 96762, but responsibility for opinions expressed in the articles rests with the authors alone. Subscription rate is US$40.00 yearly, payable to The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies. The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies (formerly The Pacific Institute) is an organization funded by Brigham Young University Hawai‘i. The Center assists the University in meeting its cultural and educational goals by undertaking a program of teaching, research, and …

Vol. 13 No. 2 (1990): Pacific Studies Front Matter, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies

Pacific Studies

Pacific Studies is published two times a year by The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies, Brigham Young University Hawai‘i #1979, 55–220 Kulanui Street, Lāʻie, Hawai‘i 96762, but responsibility for opinions expressed in the articles rests with the authors alone. Subscription rate is US$40.00 yearly, payable to The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies. The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies (formerly The Pacific Institute) is an organization funded by Brigham Young University Hawai‘i. The Center assists the University in meeting its cultural and educational goals by undertaking a program of teaching, research, and …

Contributors: Vol 13 No. 2, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies

Pacific Studies

Contributors list of Vol. 13 (1990): Pacific Studies Full Issue 2

Joël Bonnemaison's Review Of Margaret Critchlow Rodman's Deep Water: Development And Change In Pacific Village Fisheries, Joël Bonnemaison

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.

Colin Aislabie's Review Of John M. Hailey's Entrepreneurs And Indigenous Business In The Pacific, Colin Aislabie

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.

The Myth Of The Hollowed-Out Corporation, Murray L. Weidenbaum

Murray Weidenbaum Publications

This piece discusses the future of American manufacturing.

The Weak Case For Conversion Legislation, Murray L. Weidenbaum

Murray Weidenbaum Publications

This paper analyzes the feasibility of a so-called "defense conversion" that would transfer defense technology to civilian uses, concluding that such a transfer would be a difficult and undesirable public policy.

An Evaluation Of Car-Ownership And Car-Usage Policies In Singapore, Sock-Yong Phang, Anthony Chin

Research Collection School Of Economics

Report presented to Parliament 2 January 1990 as part of Select Committee on Land Transportation Policy. Covers the transportation policies of Singapore from 1960s to 1980s. Analysis of car ownership policies, including PARF. Analysis of car usage policies.

Industrial Resources: Ohio County, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Ohio County

"Resources for Economic Development: Ohio County, Kentucky" prepared by the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, Division of Research and Planning in cooperation with the Ohio County Industrial Foundation, Inc., and the Ohio County Chamber of Commerce, 1990. The report includes, but is not limited to, information about: population, labor market, local manufacturing, transportation, utilities, fuel, water, sewage, industrial sites, local government and services, taxes, educational and health facilities, housing, communication, recreation, natural resources, markets, and climate.

Industrial Resources: Pendleton County - Falmouth And Butler, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Pendleton County

"Resources for Economic Development: Falmouth and Butler, Kentucky" prepared by the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, Division of Research and Planning in cooperation with the Pendleton County Chamber of Commerce, 1990. The report includes, but is not limited to, information about: population, labor market, local manufacturing, transportation, utilities, fuel, water, sewage, industrial sites, local government and services, taxes, educational and health facilities, housing, communication, recreation, natural resources, markets, and climate.

Industrial Resources: Perry County - Hazard, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Perry County

"Resources for Economic Development: Hazard, [Kentucky]" prepared by the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, Division of Research and Planning in cooperation with the Hazard-Perry County Chamber of Commerce, 1990. The report includes, but is not limited to, information about: population, labor market, local manufacturing, transportation, utilities, fuel, water, industrial sites, local government and services, taxes, educational and health facilities, housing, communication, recreation, natural resources, markets, and climate

Industrial Resources: Owsley County - Booneville, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Owsley County

"Resources for Economic Development: Booneville, Kentucky" prepared by the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, Division of Research and Planning in cooperation with the City of Booneville, 1990. The report includes, but is not limited to, information about: population, labor market, local manufacturing, transportation, utilities, fuel, water, sewage, industrial sites, local government and services, taxes, educational and health facilities, housing, communication, recreation, natural resources, markets, and climate.

Industrial Resources: Owen County - Owenton, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Owen County

"Resources for Economic Development: Owenton, Kentucky" prepared by the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, Division of Research and Planning in cooperation with the Owen County Chamber of Commerce, 1990. The report includes, but is not limited to, information about: population, labor market, local manufacturing, transportation, utilities, fuel, water, sewage, industrial sites, local government and services, taxes, educational and health facilities, housing, communication, recreation, natural resources, markets, and climate.

Industrial Resources: Powell County, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Powell County

"Resources for Economic Development: Powell County, Kentucky" prepared by the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, Division of Research and Planning in cooperation with the Powell County Industrial Development Association, Inc., 1990. The report includes, but is not limited to, information about: population, labor market, local manufacturing, transportation, utilities, fuel, water, industrial sites, local government and services, taxes, educational and health facilities, housing, communication, recreation, natural resources, markets, and climate.

Industrial Resources: Nicholas County - Carlisle, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Nicholas County

"Resources for Economic Development: Carlisle, [Kentucky]" prepared by the Kentucky Department of Economic Development, Division of Research and Planning in cooperation with the Carlisle-Nicholas County Chamber of Commerce, 1990. The report includes, but is not limited to, information about: population, labor market, local manufacturing, transportation, utilities, fuel, water, sewage, industrial sites, local government and services, taxes, educational and health facilities, housing, communication, recreation, natural resources, markets, and climate.

Industrial Resources: Barren County - Glasgow, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Barren County

"Resources For Economic Development: Glasgow, Kentucky" prepared by the Glasgow-Barren County Chamber of Commerce, the Glasgow-Barren County Industrial Development and Economic Authority, and the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, Division of Research and Planning, 1990. The report includes, but is not limited to, information about: population, labor market, local manufacturing, transportation, utilities, fuel, water, sewage, industrial sites, local government and services, taxes, educational and health facilities, housing, communication, recreation, natural resources, markets, and climate.

Industrial Resources: Hickman County - Clinton, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Hickman County

"Resources for Economic Development: Clinton, Kentucky" prepared by the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development Division of Research and Planning in cooperation with the Clinton-Hickman County Chamber of Commerce and Hickman County Industrial Foundation, 1990. The report includes, but not limited to, information about: population, labor market, local manufacturing, transportation, utilities, fuel, water, sewage, industrial site, local government and service, educational and health facilities, housing, communication, recreation, natural resources, markets, and climate.

Industrial Resources: Menifee County - Frenchburg, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Menifee County

"Resources for Economic Development: Frenchburg, Kentucky" prepared by the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, Division of Research and Planning in cooperation with the City of Frenchburg, 1990. The report includes, but is not limited to, information about: population, labor market, local manufacturing, transportation, utilities, fuel, water, sewage, industrial sites, local government and services, taxes, educational and health facilities, housing, communication, recreation, natural resources, markets, and climate.

Industrial Resources: Mccreary County, Kentucky Library Research Collections

McCreary County

"Resources for Economic Development: McCreary County, Kentucky" prepared by the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic, Division of Research and Planning in cooperation with the McCreary County Chamber of Commerce, 1990. The report includes, but is not limited to, information about: population, labor market, local manufacturing, transportation, utilities, fuel, water, sewage, industrial sites, local government and services, taxes, educational and health facilities, housing, communication, recreation, natural resources, markets, and climate.

Industrial Resources: Oldham County - Lagrange And Buckner, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Oldham County

"Resources for Economic Development: LaGrange and Buckner, Kentucky" prepared by the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, Division of Research and Planning in cooperation with the Oldham County Chamber of Commerce and the Oldham County Industrial and Economic Development Foundation, 1990. The report includes, but is not limited to, information about: population, labor market, local manufacturing, transportation, utilities, fuel, water, sewage, industrial sites, local government and services, taxes, educational and health facilities, housing, communication, recreation, natural resources, markets, and climate.

Industrial Resources: Fayette County - Lexington, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Fayette County

"Resources for Economic Development: Lexington, Kentucky" prepared by the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, Division of Research and Planning, and the Greater Lexington Chamber of Commerce, 1990. The report includes, but is not limited to, information about: population, labor market, local manufacturing, transportation, utilities, fuel, water, sewage, industrial sites, local government and services, taxes, educational and health facilities, housing, communication, recreation, natural resources, markets, and climate.

Industrial Resources: Ballard County, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Ballard County

"Resources For Economic Development: Ballard County, Kentucky" prepared by the Ballard County Fiscal Court, the Ballard County Industrial Development Board, and the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, Division of Research and Planning, 1990. The report includes, but is not limited to, information about: population, labor market, local manufacturing, transportation, utilities, fuel, water, sewage, industrial sites, local government and services, taxes, educational and health facilities, housing, communication, recreation, natural resources, markets, and climate.