The Southwest Economy in the 1990s: A Different Decade, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1991 Proceedings of the 1989 Conference on the Southwest Economy Sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

Proceedings of the 1989 Conference on the Southwest Economy sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

General Meetings—The 1990s: A Different Decade.- Welcome Address—The 1990s: A Different Decade.- The Future of the Southwest Economy: Challenges and Opportunities.- Research and Public Service in Comprehensive Universities.- From Outlook to Opportunity: Making the 1990s Work.- Session One—Meeting the Challenges in Education.- Introductory Remarks Meeting the Challenges in Education.- The Case for Educational Choice.- Schools in the 1990s: The Opportunities and Risks Facing Texas and Other States.- American Education After A Nation at Risk.- Meeting the Challenges in Education.- Session Two—The Challenges of the International Marketplace.- The Canada—US. Free Trade Agreement:.- A New Reality, A New Challenge.- The Mexican Economy.- The Challenges of the International Marketplace: The Far East.- Session Three—Critical Issues.- The Role of Financial Institutions in Economic Development.- Technological Innovation in the Southwest.- The Environment and Economic. Growth in the Southwest.- Energy in the Future of the Southwest.- Session Four—The Southwest Economy: The Next Year and the Next Decade.- Arizona?s Economic Outlook.- Louisiana in the 1990s: A Different Decade.- The New Mexico Economy.- The Oklahoma Economy: The Next Year and the Next Decade.- Regional Economic Cycles and the Texas Economy.