World leaders, policy makers, and scholars are engaged in efforts to improve human development (HD), which, for the United Nations (UN) Development Program, is about allowing people choices in their lives and providing tools with which to make those choices. Success in increasing human...

Modernization of manufacturing means updatingcapabilities and changing the ways in whichcompanies organize and manage processes, producetheir product, and hire, train, and retain theirpersonnel. Often referred to as "high performance," these qualities are characterized by workertraining and...