Alliance for Regional Stewardship - http://www.regionalstewardship.org
A civic community national network of regional leaders addressing the long-term well-being of their regions in new economy, livable community, social inclusion and governance. |
Business Alliance for Local Living Economies - http://www.livingeconomies.org/
Creates, strengthens and connects local business networks dedicated to building strong local living economies. Resources and calendar of events. |
Comparative Democratization Project - Economic Development - http://democracy.stanford.edu/econ.html
Internet resources on economic development and democratization around the world. |
Economic Justice & Fairness - http://www.wordwiz72.com/econ.html
An article arguing for a "regulated free market" policy that avoids extremism and promotes equality and opportunity. |
Federal Community Development Programs - http://www.policyalmanac.org/social_welfare/archive/community_development.shtml
Brief description of several community development programs run by the US Department of Health and Human Services. |
Handloom and the Crisis of Unemployment - http://members.tripod.com/~sadashivan_nair/crisisofunemploymentinhandloomandcottagesectors/index.html
Workers in handlom and cottage art industries are becoming unemployed due to the lack of demand for these products. A serious issue for underdeveloped nations. |
Humanity Development Library - http://www.nzdl.org/cgi-bin/library?a=p&p=about&c=hdl
Practical information from hundreds of publications designed to help reduce poverty, increase human potential, and foster economic development. |
Information for Development Program - http://www.infodev.org/
A global grant program managed by the World Bank to promote innovative projects on the use of information and communication technologies for economic and social development, with a special emphasis on the needs of the poor in developing countries. |
Rapid Response - Knowledge Services for Developing Countries - http://rru.worldbank.org/
The World Bank Group's Rapid Response Unit provides knowledge services focusing on investment climate and privatization in developing countries. |
Remote Economic Development Over the Web - http://www.langseth.com/
Develops pathways to economic development using SQL Server database technology over the internet, using plain English and Photoshop tools. |