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Gaither Report: Report of the Study for the Ford Foundation on Policy and Program
PROGRAM
AREA THREE: THE STRENGTHENING OF THE ECONOMY
THE FORD
FOUNDATION SHOULD SUPPORT ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO ADVANCE THE
ECONOMIC WELL-BEING OF PEOPLE EVERYWHERE AND TO IMPROVE ECONOMIC
INSTITUTIONS FOR THE BETTER REALIZATION OF DEMOCRATIC GOALS.
The
Foundation should support activities directed toward:
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The
achievement of a growing economy characterized by high output, the
highest possible level of constructive employment, and a minimum of
destructive instability.
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The
achievement of a greater degree of equality of economic opportunity
for individuals.
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The
improvement of the structure, procedures, and administration of our
economic organizations: business firms, industries, labor unions,
and others.
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The
achievement of more satisfactory labor-management
relations.
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The
attainment of that balance between freedom and control in our
economic life which will most effectively serve the well-being of
our entire society.
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The
improvement of the standard of living and the economic status of
peoples throughout the world.
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Raising
the level of economic understanding of the citizens of the
nation.