The Southwest Economy in the 1990s: A Different Decade: Proceedings of the 1989 Conference on the Southwest Economy Sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

Front Matter....Pages i-xxiii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Welcome Address—The 1990s: A Different Decade....Pages 3-4
The Future of the Southwest Economy: Challenges and Opportunities....Pages 5-12
Research and Public Service in Comprehensive Universities....Pages 13-18
From Outlook to Opportunity: Making the 1990s Work....Pages 19-26
Front Matter....Pages 27-27
Introductory Remarks — Meeting the Challenges in Education....Pages 29-30
The Case for Educational Choice....Pages 31-37
Schools in the 1990s: The Opportunities and Risks Facing Texas and Other States....Pages 39-43
American Education After....Pages 45-49
Meeting the Challenges in Education....Pages 51-54
Front Matter....Pages 55-55
The Canada—U.S. Free Trade Agreement: A New Reality, A New Challenge....Pages 57-63
The Mexican Economy....Pages 65-73
The Challenges of the International Marketplace: The Far East....Pages 75-78
Front Matter....Pages 79-79
The Role of Financial Institutions in Economic Development....Pages 81-92
Technological Innovation in the Southwest....Pages 93-98
The Environment and Economic Growth in the Southwest....Pages 99-120
Energy in the Future of the Southwest....Pages 121-124
Front Matter....Pages 125-125
Arizona’s Economic Outlook....Pages 127-138
Louisiana in the 1990s: A Different Decade....Pages 139-146
The New Mexico Economy....Pages 147-161
The Oklahoma Economy:The Next Year and the Next Decade....Pages 163-179
Front Matter....Pages 125-125
Regional Economic Cycles and the Texas Economy....Pages 181-194