From Poverty to Economic Development: Community and Policy Strategies for Latinos in Massachusetts. Summaries of Papers To Be Presented at Conference (Boston, Massachusetts, December 13, 1991).

This publication contains summaries of six papers presented at a conference on community and policy strategies for Latinos in Massachusetts. Each summary follows an executive summary format by briefly describing the project or argument and highlighting and summarizing major findings or recommendations. The papers are as follows: (1) "An Examination of Latino Experiences in Vocational Education: Implications for Education Policy and Reform in Massachusetts" (J. Jennings); (2) "Latinas and the Massachusetts Employment and Training (ET) Choices Program" (M. Uriarte); (3) "A Comparative Analysis of the Labor Market Outcomes for Latinos, Blacks and Whites in Boston, Massachusetts and New England, 1983-1991" (J. Cotton); (4) "Hispanics in the Boston Labor Market 1970-1989" (L. M. Falcon); (5) "Shelter Poverty Among Latinos in Boston" (M. E. Stone); and (6) "The Social Aspects of Small Business Development: The Case of Puerto Rican and Dominican Entrepreneurs" (P. J. Levitt). (JB)