FEDERAL PROGRAMS FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES

A COMPENDIUM OF PAPERS

SUBMITTED TO THE

SUBCOMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC PROGRESS

OF THE

JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE
CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES

VOLUME 1

Part I. Program Appraisal, National Goals,
Program Management and Coordination

Part II. Manpower and Education

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JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE

(Created pursuant to sec. 5(a) of Public Law 304, 79th Cong.)

SENATE

WILLIAM PROXMIRE, Wisconsin, Chairman
WRIGHT PATMAN, Texas, Vice Chairman

JOHN SPARKMAN, Alabama
J. W. FULBRIGHT, Arkansas
HERMAN E. TALMADGE, Georgia
STUART SYMINGTON, Missouri
ABRAHAM RIBICOFF, Connecticut
JACOB K. JAVITS, New York
JACK MILLER, Iowa
LEN B. JORDAN, Idaho

CHARLES H. PERCY, Illinois

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES RICHARD BOLLING, Missouri

HALE BOGGS, Louisiana

HENRY S. REUSS, Wisconsin

MARTHA W. GRIFFITHS, Michigan

WILLIAM S. MOORHEAD, Pennsylvania

THOMAS B. CURTIS, Missouri

WILLIAM B. WIDNALL, New Jersey
DONALD RUMSFELD, Illinois

W. E. BROCK 3D, Tennessee

JOHN R. STARK, Executive Director
JAMES W. KNOWLES, Director of Research

LETTERS OF TRANSMITTAL

To the Members of the Joint Economic Committee:

MARCH 7, 1968.

Transmitted herewith for the use of the members of the Joint Economic Committee and other Members of Congress is a compendium of papers prepared for the Subcommittee on Economic Progress on "Federal Programs for the Development of Human Resources." The papers were prepared by scholars at the request of Representative Wright Patman, chairman of the subcommittee, and are intended to contribute to improvement in the allocation of resources in the human resources field.

The views expressed in these volumes do not necessarily reflect the views of the Joint Economic Committee, the Subcommittee on Economic Progress, or the individual members thereof.

Hon. WILLIAM PROXMIRE,

WILLIAM PROXMIRE,

Chairman, Joint Economic Committee.

Chairman, Joint Economic Committee,
Congress of the United States,

Washington, D.C.

MARCH 6, 1968.

DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: Transmitted herewith is a compendium of papers on "Federal Programs for the Development of Human Resources." The compendium carries forward an investigation by the Subcommittee on Economic Progress into the broad area of human resource programs of the Federal Government. This is a sequel to the subcommittee's earlier study of the human resource programs of the Federal Government which appeared in a three-volume compilation in December of 1966. It is part of the subcommittee's long-term inquiry into the very important question involving our Nation's economic and social objectives, coordination of programs, and analysis of their effects on consumption, investment, and economic growth.

The subcommittee is grateful to the contributors and wishes to express its appreciation to them for making available their expert counsel. They have given generously of their time and energy to provide the latest available information and professional perspective on this important subject. The major work in planning and compiling this compendium was done by George Iden of the committee staff, with the advice and suggestions of other members of the committee's staff. Mr. I. M. Labovitz, senior specialist in the Legislative Reference Service of the Library of Congress, also gave valued advice and suggestions. The views expressed in these volumes do not necessarily reflect the