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THE WEST MIDLAND STANDARD REGION EXPERIENCED HIGH LEVELS OF EMPLOYMENT THROUGHOUT MOST OF 1945-74; UNEMPLOYMENT WAS ALMOST ALWAYS BELOW THE NATIONAL AVERAGE. BUT, IN 1975-76, THE REGIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT RATE CLIMBED ABOVE THE NATIONAL MEAN. THE AUTHOR ANALYZES THIS CHANGE AND ITS CAUSES. HE PRESENTS THE EXPERIENCE IN COVENTRY, WHERE THERE WAS INDUSTRIAL CLOSING DOWN ON A LARGE SCALE, AS AN ILLUSTRATION.

This document records the state documents published by state agencies and the legislature that were received annually by the State Library. Publications are listed by the call number in the state document classification system and each listing includes the title, author, volume and number, date of publication, and number of pages. The document includes a subject index.

ARTICLE CONSIDERS DIFFERENCES IN THE US STANCE TOWARD ISRAEL AND THE MIDDLE EAST AS COMPARED WITH THE VIEWS OF WESTERN EUROPE. THE AUTHOR OUTLINES AMERICAN POLICY TOWARD THE ARAB-ISRAELI CONFLICT, 1973-80, NOTES THE COMMUNIQUE OF THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL OF APRIL 1980, AND DISCUSSES THE REASONS WESTERN EUROPE PREFERS A MORE "BALANCED" POLICY REGARDING THE MIDDLE EAST.

THE ESSAY ASSESSES SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES, ON THE POLITICAL LEVEL OF SOVIET DECISION MAKING AS WELL AS ON A MILITARY LEVEL, BETWEEN THE SOVIET'S INVASIONS OF CZECHOSLOVAKIA IN 1968 AND AFGHANISTAN IN 1979. THE AUTHOR SUGGESTS THE KEY MOTIVATION FOR INVASION WAS THE SAME IN BOTH CASES: A PERCEPTION OF THE REGIME AS UNSTABLE AND UNRELIABLE. THE SOVIET DEBATE OVER AFGHANISTAN IS EXPLORED.

ARTICLE FIRST OUTLINES FUNDAMENTAL CHANGES IN THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC SYSTEM IN THE LAST 15 YEARS AND NOTES THE DECLINING POWER AND INFLUENCE OF THE US IN THE EMERGING SYSTEM. THE AUTHOR THEN REVIEWS THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC POLICY OF THE CARTER ADMINISTRATION, ARGUING THAT IT REPRESENTS A RETURN TO ECONOMIC LIBERALISM. MONETARY, TRADE AND ENERGY POLICIES ARE ANALYZED AND CRITIQUED.

AUTHOR SUGGESTS THAT A WELL-DESIGNED SAMPLE SURVEY IS ONE VIABLE METHOD FOR INCORPORATING THE VIEWS OF THE UNINTERESTED BUT IMPACTED PUBLIC IN ENVIRONMENTAL DECISION MAKING. SUCH A STUDY, CARRIED OUT ON THE NIAGARA FRONTIER, IS REPORTED. PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH UTILIZING THE INFORMATION GATHERED ARE DISCUSSED, ONE BEING THE DIFFERENCE IN PLANNERS' ATTITUDES FROM THOSE OF THE PUBLIC.

ARTICLE EXAMINES THE DISTRIBUTION OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) PROGRAM BENEFITS TO LOWER-INCOME GROUPS OVER THE FIRST FOUR YEARS OF THE PROGRAM. FINDINGS SUGGEST THAT BENEFITS TO LOW- AND MODERATE-INCOME GROUPS INCREASED FOR EACH OF THE FOUR YEARS, AND THE AUTHOR ATTRIBUTES THIS TO GREATER EMPHASIS ON SOCIAL TARGETING BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HUD.

AN EXAMINATION OF PATTERNS OF REPRESENTATION AND INTEREST ARTICULATION IN THE SUPREME SOVIET OVER TIME, AND OF ITS CHANGING INFLUENCE IN SOVIET POLITICS, SHOWS THAT THE SUPREME SOVIET CONTINUES TO HAVE VERY LIMITED AUTHORITY. IN DEBATE & LEGISLATION, IT HAS BECOME CONCERNED WITH SOCIOECONOMIC ISSUES, A TREND WHICH THE AUTHOR SUGGESTS SHOWS IT HAS NOT BECOME MARGINAL TO THE POLITICAL PROCESS.

ARTICLE ASSESSES ASEAN, THE ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS WHICH WAS ORGANIZED IN 1967 (MEMBERS: INDONESIA, MALAYSIA, SINGAPORE, THAILAND, THE PHILIPPINES). WHILE ORIGINALLY A MODEST ASSOCIATION, THE AUTHOR SUGGESTS THAT ASEAN MEMBER STATES HAVE FORGED A UNITED POLITICAL FRONT AND NOW HOLD A POWERFUL POSITION IN ASIAN POLITICS. ITS ROLE IN THE VIETNAM CONFLICT IS EXAMINED, AS ARE PRC RELATIONS.

ARTICLE IS CONCERNED WITH THE ANALYSIS OF THE CONCEPT OF SOMETHING BEING IN SOMEONE'S INTERESTS - USUALLY AN ACTION, POLICY, LAW OR INSTITUTION. THE AUTHOR ATTEMPTS TO FORMULATE A CONCEPT OF INTERESTS WHICH HARMONIZES THE TWO ROLES IT APPEARS TO PLAY IN POLITICAL DISCOURSE: ITS DESCRIPTIVE ROLE REFERRING TO A PERSON'S WANTS, AND ITS NORMATIVE ROLE IMPLYING SATISFACTION OF WANTS PROVIDES AN ADVANTAGE.

UNITED NATIONS PEACE-KEEPING ACTIVITIES IN THE MIDDLE EAST, SINCE 1948, ARE EXAMINED. WHILE THE AUTHOR SUGGESTS THAT THEY ARE OF QUESTIONABLE VALUE IN ANY REAL PROGRESS TOWARDS A SETTLEMENT IN THE AREA, THEY NONETHELESS SERVE A VERY REAL PURPOSE AS "DAILY NURSING CARE" IN AVOIDING OPEN CONFLICT. UN EMERGENCY FORCES, I AND II, AND THE UN INTERIM FORCE IN LEBANON ARE ASSESSED.

STUDY EXAMINES THE CHANGES THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN TANZANIA'S FIELD ADMINISTRATION BOTH PRIOR TO AND AFTER DECENTRALIZATION, WHICH TOOK PLACE IN 1972. THE AUTHOR ARGUES THAT THE DECENTRALIZATION SCHEME WAS A RESPONSE BY THE POLITICAL LEADERSHIP TO A DECADE OF INCREASED CENTRALIZATION THAT, IN THE INTERESTS OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT, HAD TAKEN PLANNING AWAY FROM THAT SECTOR AND DISCOURAGED PARTICIPATION.