One of a series of productivity primers examining the interrelationship among vocational education, productivity, and economic development, this volume consists of seven occasional papers on economic development and productivity. Included in the collection are the following papers: "The Real Supply-Side Economics," by Anthony P. Carnevale; "Reindustrialization and Vocational Education," by Amitai Etzioni; "Vocational Education and Reindustrialization," by Rupert E. Evans; "Work, Employment, and the New Economics," by Melvin Feldman; "Vocational Education as a Participant in the Economic Development Enterprise: Policy Options for the Decade Ahead," by Leonard A. Lecht; "The Reindustrialization of the United States: Implications for Vocational Education Research and Development," by Herbert E. Striner; and "Improving Productivity in the Work Force: Implications for Research and Development in Vocational Education," by Dennis J. Sullivan. (MN)