An Assessment of Occupational Needs and Training Programs in Saudi Arabia (open access)

An Assessment of Occupational Needs and Training Programs in Saudi Arabia

The purpose of this study was to determine (1) the size of the Saudi Arabian manpower shortage in light of the Second Development Plan, (2) the number of skilled and semi-skilled workers that will be graduated from vocational and technical programs during the plan period, and (3) the factors that explain the major causes of the labor shortage problem. In order to accomplish these objectives, the study has considered two questions: (1) Is there a consistency between the manpower needs of skilled and semi-skilled workers and the vocational and technical training programs' output? (2) What are the major factors that explain the labor shortage in Saudi Arabia?
Date: May 1979
Creator: Awwad, Muhammad M. Joma
System: The UNT Digital Library
Crude Oil Pipe Lines: A Study of Economic Control (open access)

Crude Oil Pipe Lines: A Study of Economic Control

The present study does not represent a general investigation of all the various divisions of the transportation phase of the petroleum industry but a very small segment of the industry, i.e., crude oil pipe lines. Rather than being an examination of the technical operations of the industry the study is directed towards a consideration of the instrumentalities of control of interstate pipe line facilities exercised at the hands of major or integrated companies.
Date: 1947
Creator: Bass, Carlyle McCoy
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Effectiveness of the Conservation of Human Beings and of Soil by the CCC Camp in Denton, Texas (open access)

The Effectiveness of the Conservation of Human Beings and of Soil by the CCC Camp in Denton, Texas

The organization of the Emergency Conservation Work was found to possess many faults. The Seventy-Fifth Congress, taking cognizance of some of the more glaring imperfections, approved a measure reorganizing and re-establishing the Emergency Conservation Work under the name of The Civilian Conservation Corp. The bill eliminated many of the defects of the former organization, and invested authority and defined duties and regulations in such a manner that a more efficient institution resulted.
Date: June 1939
Creator: Vinson, Denny
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Institutional Approach to Economic and Social Patterns of Emulation in Colombia, South America (open access)

An Institutional Approach to Economic and Social Patterns of Emulation in Colombia, South America

This study is concerned with the historical development and perpetuation of the leisure class in the Colombian society. The study is based on Thorstein Veblen's Theory of the Leisure Class. The main purpose of this study is to analyze in terms of the evolution of social institutions the problems that the Colombian society faces today. Spanish values and traditions are analyzed, as well as more recent values and modes of behavior adopted by the leisure class. Institutions such as the church, the educational, employment and political apparatus are analyzed in terms of how they contribute to the perpetuation of elites. This study concludes that as long as there is economic surplus in society, a leisure class will exist. The elites forming the leisure class may be displaced by counter-elites, which in turn will conform a new leisure class.
Date: May 1980
Creator: Fernandez, Mauricio, 1955-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Economic Efficiency of Personal Air Transportation as a Technological Factor in the United States (open access)

Economic Efficiency of Personal Air Transportation as a Technological Factor in the United States

The purpose of this study is to examine the factors of economic efficiency embodied in the modern personal airplane and its related services in the United States, with a view to ascertaining the significance of such transportation as a technological factor in the American national economy.
Date: 1950
Creator: Brooks, Jerry R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Economic Utilization of Old Newspapers with Emphasis on Recyling (open access)

The Economic Utilization of Old Newspapers with Emphasis on Recyling

This thesis discusses the recycling of old newspapers into fresh newsprint. The thesis includes an introduction and chapters on solid wastes, recycling paper fiber, the newsprint paper industry, recycling newsprint, alternate uses of refuse including old newspapers, legislation, and a conclusion.
Date: May 1971
Creator: Duncan, Robert J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study of Grievance Procedure in Labor-Management Relations as it Operates within the Eighth Regional War Labor Board (open access)

A Study of Grievance Procedure in Labor-Management Relations as it Operates within the Eighth Regional War Labor Board

This investigation is a study of grievance machinery in industrial relations, as it operates within the Eighth Regional War Labor Board, which serves the states of Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana. By grievance machinery is meant the formal procedure through which the worker or his representative must proceed in order to get a grievance or complaint about working conditions, wages, or other items, heard and settled.
Date: 1945
Creator: Martin, Marie G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Social and Economic Implications of Education in the Civilian Conservation Corps (open access)

The Social and Economic Implications of Education in the Civilian Conservation Corps

"The purpose of this study will be to picture the three-fold aspect of the C.C.C. educational program. This will be done in five chapters. This, the first chapter, will describe the conditions leading up to the creation of the C.C.C. It will show how education became the prime motivation of the whole C.C.C. and it will show how the permanency of the C.C.C. depends on the type of education that is evolved. Then, chapters two, three and four will analyze the three phases of C.C.C. education. These chapters will be concerned with (1) leisure time activities, (2) vocational education, and (3) academic education. The final chapter will deal with the social and economic results of the three-fold educational program in the C.C.C. Through the entire study there will be a definite attempt to establish certain results and to evaluate them according to the gains that have been made in C.C.C. education since the beginning in 1933."-- leaves 1-2.
Date: June 1940
Creator: Williams, Sidney A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Economic Development of the Oil and Natural Gas Sector in Bahrain (open access)

Economic Development of the Oil and Natural Gas Sector in Bahrain

The problem with which this investigation is concerned is determining the viability of economic development in the oil and natural gas sector in Bahrain since its independence in August 1971, and the changing role of the government in shaping oil policies and managing downstream operations. This inquiry emphasizes the importance of cooperation and coordination in the oil industry among the Arab Gulf States. This study concludes that Bahrain's economy is passing through and era which will have one of two possible endings: one will protect the independence of the country and promote cooperation with the other Arab Gulf States as a transitional stage toward a board regional unity; the other will lead Bahrain to become a commercial outlet for Saudi Arabia.
Date: December 1984
Creator: Sadik, Abdullah
System: The UNT Digital Library
A General Economic Study of Patterns of Government Expenditures in Thailand (open access)

A General Economic Study of Patterns of Government Expenditures in Thailand

An analysis of Thai government expenditures demonstrates that they expanded rapidly between 1900 and 1969, due primarily to rising prices and the extension of government functions, particularly during the post-war period. In contrast, the war effect had little influence on the growth of expenditures. During the period under study, Thai government expenditures were devoted largely to general, social, and economic services, with emphasis on transportation and communication, defense, agriculture, and education. Current expenditures (for defense, education, etc.) represented a higher percentage of total government expenditures than did capital expenditures (for public construction, social services, etc.). In general, the case of Thailand indicates that levels of government expenditure were higher in conjunction with greater emphasis on economic and social development.
Date: August 1984
Creator: Chandraprasert, Poch
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Comparison and Analysis of Western and Chinese Views of the Economic History of China (open access)

A Comparison and Analysis of Western and Chinese Views of the Economic History of China

The purpose of the present study is to compare and to analyze the responses of two opposing groups of writers to the following questions. First, did a capitalistic stage of development occur in China? Second, what factors or conditions are responsible for the retardation or absence of capitalism? One group of writers is composed of Western social scientists, and the other of Chinese Communist writers.
Date: January 1967
Creator: Leung, Kwok-wing
System: The UNT Digital Library
Current Developments in the Exploitation of the Sea as a Source of Food (open access)

Current Developments in the Exploitation of the Sea as a Source of Food

The chronic problem of protein deficiency that prevails in many parts of the world today poses a great challenge to modern technology. Current production of protein food of animal origin is insufficient to meet the needs of an increasing world population. From this fact arises the possibility of a world in which the majority of people will never have enough to eat,
Date: June 1970
Creator: Goodman, Lonnie E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Projecting Occupational Employment in 1980 in the Dallas and Fort Worth SMSAs (open access)

Projecting Occupational Employment in 1980 in the Dallas and Fort Worth SMSAs

The purpose of the paper is to develop projections of occupational employment in the Dallas and Fort Worth Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas (SMSA) using Area Projection Method A, developed by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) . An objective of the paper is to determine whether reasonable projections can be made for the Dallas and Fort Worth areas using the method. The projections and results can be used by local manpower and education planners to satisfy their planning requirements. The final chapter concludes that Method A does produce reasonable projections, but points out that the projections lack detail. Their value lies in projecting the overall trend and direction of the composition of employment, and their usefulness is primarily in policy making.
Date: December 1975
Creator: Hughes, Mark R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Problems of the Economic Development of Uganda (open access)

The Problems of the Economic Development of Uganda

Given the problems of economic development, the purpose of this thesis is to examine, analyze, and reevaluate the impact of human, social, economic, and political problems on the economic development of Uganda. The strategy adopted in the study of the problems involved in the economic development of Uganda is historical. In short, the study examines past, recent, and present literature on economic development of Uganda.
Date: May 1973
Creator: Ebangit, Zerubbabel Ojimam
System: The UNT Digital Library
Post-Colonial Economic Development of the United Republic of Tanzania (open access)

Post-Colonial Economic Development of the United Republic of Tanzania

Tanzania achieved full self-government on May 1st, 1961 and adopted its constitution on December 9th, 1962. It is a member of the British Commonwealth, the Organization of African Unity and the United Nations. Tanzania is a developing country predominantly dependent upon agriculture. Tanzania's rate of economic development, relative to other African countries, is mid-way between the wealthiest and the poorest. The economic development of Tanzania is analyzed in detail between the years from 1961 to 197. The dual policy of development adopted by the Tanzanian government called for unbalanced growth in both agriculture and industry. To a certain extent that policy was proven successful.
Date: May 1980
Creator: Ashagre, Tadesse
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Analysis of the Factors Affecting Consumer Co-operation in the United States (open access)

An Analysis of the Factors Affecting Consumer Co-operation in the United States

A study of consumer cooperation in the United States relating to education, labor, business, religion, and government.
Date: May 1939
Creator: Davidson, Curtis D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Workability of Monopoly in the Oil Industry (open access)

The Workability of Monopoly in the Oil Industry

In this thesis, the author examines the theory that competition in the oil industry is "unworkable" and looks at the development and current status of monopoly in the oil industry to determine whether or not monopoly is workable.
Date: 1949
Creator: Perkins, John Emmit
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Analysis of Teacher Militancy and Its Impact on the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers (open access)

An Analysis of Teacher Militancy and Its Impact on the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers

The present study has several purposes in mind. First, the increasing teacher militancy from January, 1940, to July, 1968, will be delineated. Second, possible causes of increasing militancy since World War II will be evaluated. Special emphasis will be given to the current period of teacher strikes. Third, the historical roles of the NEA and AFT, with emphasis on their respective positions with respect to the improvement of teacher welfare, will be surveyed. Fourth, the impact of increasing teacher militancy on the NEA and AFT, will be investigated.
Date: January 1970
Creator: Shamblin, Joe D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Open Economy Model of Pakistan : Relative Effectiveness of Monetary and Fiscal Policy (open access)

An Open Economy Model of Pakistan : Relative Effectiveness of Monetary and Fiscal Policy

This thesis examines the relative effectiveness of monetary and fiscal policy in Pakistan by utilizing an open economy framework. There is a great need for research about the effectiveness of macroeconomic policies as the knowledge of the relative importance of monetary and fiscal policy could prove useful to policymakers and help them understand the macroeconomic adjustment processes of these policy measures.
Date: August 1995
Creator: Hameed, Abid
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Chilean Experience, 1970-1981 (open access)

The Chilean Experience, 1970-1981

The election of a coalition of socialists and communists in 1970 and three years later, the assumption of a military government have led to much controversy around the world. This study attempts to analyze the economic conditions prevailing in Chile from 1970 to 1981. It examines the gradual deterioration of the nation's economy under the Unidad Popular government and the recovery that has taken place with the Junta Militar de Gobierno. The implementation of a market system in 1973 has been effective in bringing the nation out of economic chaos. The balance of payments is under control, inflation has been reduced, and since 1977 the nation's GNP has had an average annual growth of 7.7 per cent.
Date: August 1981
Creator: Mackenna, Leslie R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Prairie Dichotomy: an American Cultural Pattern (open access)

The Prairie Dichotomy: an American Cultural Pattern

This thesis discusses American prairie culture through the writings of Thorstein Veblen and Mark Twain.
Date: August 1952
Creator: Durham, Floyd Wesley
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study of the Economic Development of the Navajo Indian Tribe 1930-1968 (open access)

A Study of the Economic Development of the Navajo Indian Tribe 1930-1968

This study is concerned with studying and analyzing the development work thus far carried out on the Navajo economy. It is assumed that these efforts have been instrumental in bringing the Navajo economy from that of a subsistence agricultural economy to one that is beginning to enter our modern world. The study deals primarily with the economic development of the Navajo tribe from 1930 until the present time.
Date: August 1971
Creator: Harwell, Samuel A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Nixon's Program of Wage and Price Controls (open access)

Nixon's Program of Wage and Price Controls

This investigation analyzes the government's current attempt at wage and price controls; and covers only Phases I, II, and III--with primary emphasis on Phase II. The sources of data used are current periodicals. The study is composed of five major chapters. Chapter I presents a brief summary of prior attempts at wage and price controls, both in this country and abroad, plus-a thumbnail sketch of economic conditions in this country preceding Phase I. The next three chapters deal with the three phases themselves. In each case, the guidelines are presented along with the mechanism of execution, enforcement, and actual cases of operation. As the overall program is still in operation, final conclusions are not appropriate at this time.
Date: August 1974
Creator: Fry, Bobby J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Significance of Mercantilism in the Process of the Economic Evolution of Venezuela (open access)

The Significance of Mercantilism in the Process of the Economic Evolution of Venezuela

The purpose of this thesis is to evaluate the economic thought involved in the process of the economic evolution of Venezuela.
Date: May 1964
Creator: Sosa-Rodríguez, Eduardo
System: The UNT Digital Library