A New Framework for Global Growth in the 1990's: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundredth Congress, Second Session, May 19 and September 29, 1988, Volume 4U.S. Government Printing Office, 1989 - 280 pages |
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Page 162 - Fourth, they will endeavor, with due respect for their existing obligations, to further the enjoyment by all States, great or small, victor or vanquished, of access, on equal terms, to the trade and to the raw materials of the world which are needed for their economic prosperity...
Page 162 - They desire to bring about the fullest collaboration between all nations in the economic field, with the object of securing for all improved labor standards, economic advancement, and social security.
Page 29 - The new jobs in service industries will demand much higher skill levels than the jobs of today. Very few new jobs will be created for those who cannot read, follow directions, and use mathematics.
Page 90 - The direct decline of exports to the developing countries between 1980 and 1985 resulted in a loss of about 650,000 jobs in the United States. Adding in the potential jobs that were never created due to the lack of export growth, the total actual and potential employment loss amounted to about 1.7 million jobs, or nearly 21 per cent of total official unemployment in 1986.
Page 186 - Mr. Bereuter. Mr. BEREUTER. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Gentlemen, thank you very much for your testimony.
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Page 162 - We have come to a clear realization of the fact that true individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. "Necessitous men are not free men.
Page 110 - ... respond to technological change. It may therefore have major implications for future economic growth. Young people can acquire new skills more quickly and can adapt intellectually and socially to the required changes faster than older people.
Page 81 - The opinions and positions expressed by the speakers in the papers which follow are, of course, those of the individual authors and not, necessarily, those of either the University or the Institute of Labor Relations.
Page 29 - Despite its international comeback, US manufacturing will be a much smaller share of the economy in the year 2000 than it is today. Service industries will create all of the new jobs, and most of the new wealth, over the next 13 years.