Proceedings of the 1989 Conference on the Southwest Economy sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

General Meetings-The 1990s: A Different Decade.- Welcome Address-The 1990s: A Different Decade.- The Future of the Southwest Economy: Challenges and Opportunities.- Research and Public Service in Comprehensive Universities.- From Outlook to Opportunity: Making the 1990s Work.- Session One-Meeting the Challenges in Education.- Introductory Remarks Meeting the Challenges in Education.- The Case for Educational Choice.- Schools in the 1990s: The Opportunities and Risks Facing Texas and Other States.- American Education After A Nation at Risk.- Meeting the Challenges in Education.- Session Two-The Challenges of the International Marketplace.- The Canada-US. Free Trade Agreement:.- A New Reality, A New Challenge.- The Mexican Economy.- The Challenges of the International Marketplace: The Far East.- Session Three-Critical Issues.- The Role of Financial Institutions in Economic Development.- Technological Innovation in the Southwest.- The Environment and Economic. Growth in the Southwest.- Energy in the Future of the Southwest.- Session Four-The Southwest Economy: The Next Year and the Next Decade.- Arizona?s Economic Outlook.- Louisiana in the 1990s: A Different Decade.- The New Mexico Economy.- The Oklahoma Economy: The Next Year and the Next Decade.- Regional Economic Cycles and the Texas Economy.