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A RJE article on the Rhodesian government's participation in the global Freedom From Hunger Campaign in the late 1960's. ; It was Dr. Sen, of India, Director of the Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations, which has its headquarters in Rome, who organised the world-wide organisation known as the "Freedom from Hunger Campaign". A man of vision, he foresaw the problems throughout the world created by the population explosion. Dr. Sen bent his mind to devise ways and means of meeting this situation. He realised that this population explosion is a greater threat than the atom bomb because it is so certain, in spite of anything which can be done within the next 30 years by family planning. He therefore promulgated this idea of a world-wide effort to provide sufficient food for the future populations. He realised that the need will be gigantic and that to supply this need in 30 years' time it is imperative to start making preparations now. Dr. Sen estimated in 1960, that the population of the world was approximately 3,000,000,000 of whom half were actually starving and that by the end of this century the population of the world will have increased to 6,000,000,000 people, of whom the vast majority will be starving unless something is done immediately to prevent it.

This paper illustrates the complexity, ambiguity, and conflict inherent in the multinational-corporation system. These problems occur because each of the human components (headquarters, expatriate managers, host-country nationals, and host-country organizations) must adapt to unique environmental demands from five critical sectors in the parent and host countries. The goals and patterns of each component are usually incongruent with those of the other components. Therefore, a planned, systematic change that includes all four human components is proposed. Appropriate modifications to the standard action-research technique are recommended.

The dynamism of US federalism has been the object of considerable scrutiny among scholars in recent years as federal aid to states and localities increased dramatically. Among the various forms of aid that emerged over the past decade were block grants designed to give greater autonomy to local decisionmakers. However, it is possible to undermine that process goal by aggressive federal administration of the funds. In this paper, the question posed is: 'whose policy preferences—national or community—have the greater effect'? Data from the field network evaluation study of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program by the Brookings Institution for the period 1974–1980 are used to examine local decisionmaking during the Ford and Carter administrations. Analysis of the decisionmaking process indicates the domination of local, as opposed to national, actors over the content of local CDBG programs. Findings concerning program choices and beneficiaries show the exercise of considerable local autonomy, at the same time that localities are responding to the preferences of the national government. The paper is concluded with a discussion of the future of community development processes and programs, given the preference of the Reagan Administration for greater local flexibility.

"Preparation of this report was financed in part through a comprehensive planning grant from the Dept. of Housing and Urban Development." ; Sponsoring organization: Illinois Dept. of Local Government Affairs. ; Title on bibliographic data sheet: Regional Housing Advisory Council - goals and objectives. ; Mode of access: Internet.