The Commonwealth Club - Vol.LXXVII No.39 - September 26,1983

Sep 29, 2026

Upload by Mabel

An issue of The Commonwealth Club publication dated September 26, 1983, organized by volume and issue number, featuring a lineup of speakers and event sessions. The text includes program details such as scheduled talks for late September 29–30 and references to economic and public policy themes, including economic outlook discussions and public education. It also contains a statement of ownership and publication information, covering filing date, frequency, location of offices, and publisher and editor contacts.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages9

Reading Time23 min

AccessFree to download

September 29

National Unity in our Human Diversity

September 30

Economic Outlook

Continued on page 283

Importance of Public Education

Statement of Ownership

Date of Filing and Publication Details

Cbmmonweallh | VOL.LXXVII·No.39 | | September 26,1983 | | --- | --- | --- | | SEPTEMBER 29 | National Unity in our
Human Diversity | SEPTEMBER 30 | | in
San Jose | FRID AY-SEPTE M BER 16
The Honorable | The Honorable | | | Margaret Bush Wilson | | | John Wilson
Chief Economist,Bank of America
The | Chairman of the Board of NAACP
THE FRAMERS OF the United
States Constitution compromised on the
festering and rankling issue of slavery
when the document was written in 1789.
Union,order,and national strength were
far more important to them than the
rights or liberties of black men and | James C.
Miller,I
Chairman,Federal Trade
Commission
Industrial | | Economic | women.This country,whose documents
spoke so nobly of the rights of men,
simply did not include in its compact the
idea that slaves were human beings | Policy: | | Outlook | entitled to the same constitutional guar-
antees as other citizens.Indeed neither
were women,American Indians,and | Panacea or | | Noon,Thursday
Red Lion Inn
2050 Gateway Place
San Jose | men without property.
Much of American history and particu-
larly the history of the courts of the
United States have been shaped by this
flaw in our constitutional fabric.
The pursuit of liberty for all Americans | Pandora's Box
Noon,Friday
Gold Ballroom | | With world economic recovery now
underway,economists are debating
whether the good times willlast or if they
are merely a prelude to another down-
turn.
What effects will present U.S.monetary
policy have on the recovery?Can we
have a sustained economic recovery in
light of persisting federal deficits and the
continued strength of the U.S.dollar
overseas?Can we keep inflation and in-
terest rates under control?
As senior vice president and chief
economist at Bank of America,Mr.Wil-
son is responsible for global forecasting of
economic and other external develop-
ments affecting the future of the bank.
He is also an author—his latest book,
After Affluence -Economics to Meet Human
Needs,was published by Harper &Row
—and a member of the faculty at the
Graduate School of Public Policy at U.C.
Berkeley.
Tickets—$14 for members,$16 for
guests.See back page for advance
ticket information. | is an unfinished saga;unfinished be-
cause,to attain true liberty in the Ameri-
can context means,in the words of
Frank Hercules,"Equal access to eco-
nomic opportunity based upon equal ac-
cess to educational opportunity based
upon equal access to decent housing and
health services."This access is not yet
fully available to all our people.
Our persistent problem and disconcert-
ing dilemma is that after two hundred
years,we have not yet succeeded in
translating the goals of freedom,respon-
sible government,and human equality
into a broad national commitment.
Importance of Public Education
The mood of pessimism about the
value of public education is pervasive in
our society.It means we’ve come full
circle in two hundred years.We need to
remind ourselves that 200 years ago the
predominate educational institutions
were private schools,religious schools,
proprietory schools,and a host of“alter-
natives"in education designed to appeal
Continued on page 283 | Sheraton Palace Hotel
Should the government have any role
in rebuilding America's smokestack in-
dustries?Are the "rustbowl industries
doomed?Is Japan really an economic mir-
acle?Must America's future depend on
high-tech?
Chairman Miller will assess the smor-
gasbord of reindustrialization proposals,
criticizing those with a central role for

FAQs

What is the publication date and issue identification in this document?

The document shows a date of September 26, 1983 and identifies the issue as Vol.LXXVII No.39.

Which topics are highlighted in the scheduled events and accompanying text?

The content emphasizes economic outlook and policy discussions and also addresses the importance and perceived value of public education.

What ownership and publication information is included?

It provides a statement of ownership with filing date, title, publication frequency, office location, and publisher/editor and officer information.

Sep 29, 2026

Upload by Mabel