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Remote Economic Development Over the Web  - http://www.langseth.com/  Develops pathways to economic development using SQL Server database technology over the internet, using plain English and Photoshop tools.  Information and Communication Technologies and Small Enterprise in Development  - http://www.man.ac.uk/idpm/ictsme.htm  Online handbooks -- for support agency staff, advisers, consultants, researchers and entrepreneurs -- explaining the role of information and communication technologies in small enterprises in developing countries.  Economic Justice & Fairness  - http://www.wordwiz72.com/econ.html  An article arguing for an "regulated free market" policy that avoids extremism and promotes equality and opportunity.  Comparative Democratization Project - Economic Development  - http://democracy.stanford.edu/econ.html  Internet resources on economic development and democratization around the world.  Information for Development Program  - http://www.infodev.org/  A global grant program managed by the World Bank to promote innovative projects on the use of information and communication technologies for economic and social development, with a special emphasis on the needs of the poor in developing countries.  Humanity Development Library  - http://www.nzdl.org/cgi-bin/library?a=p&p=about&c=hdl  Practical information from hundreds of publications designed to help reduce poverty, increase human potential, and foster economic development.  Rapid Response - Knowledge Services for Developing Countries  - http://rru.worldbank.org/  The World Bank Group's Rapid Response Unit provides knowledge services focusing on investment climate and privatization in developing countries.  Alliance for Regional Stewardship  - http://www.regionalstewardship.org  A civic community national network of regional leaders addressing the long-term well-being of their regions in new economy, livable community, social inclusion and governance.  Handloom and the Crisis of Unemployment  - http://members.tripod.com/~sadashivan_nair/crisisofunemploymentinhandloomandcottagesectors/index.html  Workers in handlom and cottage art industries are becoming unemployed due to the lack of demand for these products. A serious issue for underdeveloped nations.  Federal Community Development Programs  - http://www.policyalmanac.org/social_welfare/archive/community_development.shtml  Brief description of several community development programs run by the US Department of Health and Human Services.  Business Alliance for Local Living Economies  - http://www.livingeconomies.org/  Creates, strengthens and connects local business networks dedicated to building strong local living economies. Resources and calendar of events.