Success in economic development comes about if reservations establish and balance their social needs. For instance, at Mississippi Choctaw, the welfare rate is about one-fifth of the U.S. rate, the unemployment rate is almost nonexistent and the tribe members have protected their culture and heritage by investing in school programs that promote their native languages. Strategies and Institutions in American Indian Economic Development. He received his bachelor's degree in economics from Stanford University in 1973 and his master's in 1977 and doctorate in 1980 in economics from the University of California at Los Angeles. To attend the free lecture, take Entrance 14 off Rice Boulevard.
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