A selection of papers presented at an international conference on the role of language in economic and social development includes: "Changing Paradigms: The Project Approach" (John McGovern); "Team Development of ELT Projects: A Case Study" (William M. Martin, Lynn P. Balabanis); "The Roles of Insiders and Outsiders in Evaluating English Language Programmes and Projects" (Cyril J. Weir); "Problematising Stakeholders: Who Are the Holders and What Are the Stakes?" (Hywel Coleman); "Power and Sustainability in Language-Related Development Projects" (Harvey Smith; "Counterpart Training and Sustainability: Effecting an Exchange of Skills" (Andrea Flew); "Managing Self-Access in Development: Three Perspectives" (Margaretha Kafudji, Patrice North, Denise Finney); "Ensuring Sustainability of Language Centres After Development Projects" (Nangsari Ahmad, Patrick L. Adlam); "A Modular Training Framework: An Appropriate Response to the Issues of Relevance and Home Environment Application in a Teacher Education Project?" (David Lochmohr Prescott); "Dialogue Journals and Negotiating Innovations: Appropriate Technology Reconsidered" (Jonathan Shaw); "'They've Got a Problem with English': Perceptions of the Difficulties of International Postgraduate Students" (Marian May, Annie Bartlett); "How Critical Is Critical Thinking? A Generic Issue for Language in Development" (Brigid Ballard); "Empowering Women Language Teachers in Cambodia" (Kath Copley); "Politics in the Classroom: Teacher-Training in Cambodia" (Psyche Kennett); "Reaching the Critical Mass: Planning Voter Education in South Africa" (Sarah Slabbert); and "The Politics of Development: The Languages of Industrialization" (Chaiskran Hiranpruk). Most papers contain references. (MSE)