Minority Employment Opportunities, 1980-85: Hearings Before the Joint Economic Committee, Congress of the United States, Ninety-sixth Congress, First Session, October 9 and 18, 1979

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U.S. Government Printing Office, 1980 - 126 pages

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Page 20 - Over one hundred thirty institutions have cosponsored one or more Assemblies. Arden House Home of The American Assembly and scene of the national sessions is Arden House, which was given to Columbia University in 1950 by W. Averell Harriman. E. Roland Harriman joined his brother in contributing toward adaptation of the property for conference purposes. The buildings and surrounding land, known as the Harriman Campus of Columbia University, are fifty miles north of New York City. Arden House is a...
Page 10 - June 26-29, 1975, reviewed as a group the following statement. The statement represents general agreement; however, no one was asked to sign it. Furthermore it should not be assumed that every participant subscribes to every recommendation.
Page 20 - A group of men and women representing a broad range of experience, competence, and American leadership meet for several days to discuss the Assembly topic and consider alternatives for national policy. All Assemblies follow the same procedure. The background papers are sent to participants in advance of the Assembly. The Assembly meets in small groups for four or five lengthy periods. All groups use the same agenda. At the close of these informal sessions participants adopt in plenary session a final...
Page 20 - Business, the Assembly is a national, educational institution incorporated in the State of New York. The Assembly seeks to provide information, stimulate discussion, and evoke independent conclusions on matters of vital public interest. American Assembly Sessions At least two national programs are initiated each year.
Page 20 - AMERICAN ASSEMBLY BOOKS The background papers for each Assembly program are published in cloth and paperbound editions for use by individuals, libraries, businesses, public agencies, non-governmental organizations, educational institutions, discussion and service groups. In this way the deliberations of Assembly sessions are continued and extended. The subjects of Assembly programs...
Page 20 - Assembly seeks to provide information, stimulate discussion, and evoke independent conclusions on matters of vital public interest. American Assembly Sessions At least two national programs are initiated each year. Authorities are retained to write background papers presenting essential data and defining the main issues of each subject. A group of men and women representing a broad range of experience, competence, and American leadership meet for several days to discuss the Assembly topic and consider...
Page 21 - Assembly programs to date are: 1951 United States- Western Europe Relationships 1952 Inflation 1953 Economic Security for Americans 1954 The United States' Stake in the United Nations The Federal Government Service 1955 United States Agriculture The Forty-Eight States 1956 The Representation of the United States Abroad The United States and the Far East 1957 International Stability and Progress Atoms for Power 1958 The United States and...
Page 21 - Prisoners in America 1973 — The Worker and the Job • Choosing the President 1974 — The Good Earth of America • On Understanding Art Museums — Global Companies 1975 — Law and the American Future • Women and the American Economy 1976 — The Nuclear Power Controversy — Jobs for Americans — Capital for Productivity and Jobs 1977 — Ethics of Corporate Conduct — The Performing Arts and American Society 1978 — Running the American Corporation — Race for the Presidency 1979 —...
Page 21 - Uses of the Seas • Overcoming World Hunger 1969 — Black Economic Development • The States and the Urban Crisis 1970 — The Health of Americans • The United States and the Caribbean 1971 — The Future of American Transportation • Public Workers and Public Unions 1972 — The Future of Foundations • Prisoners in America 1973 — The Worker and the Job — Choosing the President 1974 —The Good Earth of America — On Understanding Art Museums — Global Companies 1975 — Law and the...
Page 64 - For example, between 1970 and 1977. black median family income declined from fil.3 to 57.1 percent of the median family income of whites. Black families also lost ground in absolute terms as their median real income declined 2.4 percent, while that of white families gained by 4.8 percent. In 1978, Hispanics had the lowest median weekly earnings of any group. $174, compared to $232 for white workers and $181 for black workers. The median annual income of Hispanics in 1977 was $11,400, as compared...

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