In 1978 MSS established a research program to examine international development issues including employment, inflation, banking and the transition of East European countries to market economies. Some of these studies were conducted in collaboration with the International Commission on Peace & Food, the World Academy of Art & Science, and other organizations.

For an overview of MSS projects in this field, please see International Development Projects

Uncommon Opportunities: An Agenda for Peace and Equitable Development
by ICPF, Zed Books, London, 1994
Uncommon Opportunities
The report of the International Commission on Peace and Food focuses on the 'uncommon opportunities' that have arisen as the world shifts into new alignments. These include the chance to tackle the problems of hunger and injustice at the root of so many of the global challenges confronting us not the least, the overriding challenge of nurturing a worldwide culture of peace.

The Commission delivers a message of hope - but hope rooted in the realities of human resourcefulness and practical measures that citizens' groups, governments and international institutions could take up. It is a message we all should heed and act upon.

Articles

Employment in Global Knowledge Society
By Garry Jacobs, Presented at General Assembly of the World Academy of Art & Science,
Zagreb, Croatia, November 2005
Published in 'The Future of Knowledge'- Evolutionary Challenge of 21st Century, 2007


Human Choice, The Genetic Code for Social Development
By Harlan Cleveland and Garry Jacobs,
Published in 'Futures', Nov/Dec 1999


Currency & Price Reform in Russia
By Garry Jacobs, Published in 'Moscow News'
Weekly no. 34, 1992


Lessons of the Economic Transition in Russia
By Garry Jacobs, Member Secretary, Robert McFarlane, International Commission on Peace & Food, USA
Published in 'Moscow News', Weekly no. 33, 1992


World Software Gap - India Promotes Expertise Abroad
By Garry Jacobs, Published in 'Development Business'
United Nations, 16 December, 1984


Movement for World Development
By Garry Jacobs,
Published in 'The Hindu', May 10, 1978

Papers

• Development & Environment: Myths & Realities, By Garry Jacobs, Presented to World Academy of Art & Science General Assembly, at the Workshop on Development & Environment, Hyderabad, October 19, 2008
• America as an Evolutionary Pioneer , By Ashok Natarajan, Presented at the World Academy of Art & Science General Assembly at the Workshop on Development and Environment, Hyderabad, October 19, 2008
• Organizing International Food Security, By Garry Jacobs, Jan 31, 2007
• Vision, Not Structure, is key to Japanese Recovery, Published in Japan Times, January 2000
• Economic Development in the Global Century, Discussion paper for workshops on Economic Development at the 1998 Assembly of the World Academy of Art and Science, Vancouver, Canada, Nov. 5-7, 1998
• Strategy for Rapid Recovery in East Asia, Based on a paper presented at the Pacific Rim Conference of Allied Economic Organizations held in Bangkok, January 13-18, 1998
• Development Strategy for Okinawa, Presentation to workshop on employment generation at Okinawa in 1997
• Developing Human Resourcefulness, Strategies To Eradicate Poverty in the 1990s - Report of the ICPF Working Group on Human Resources, Janaury 1994
• Transition Economics, Report of the ICPF Working Group, October 1993
• Velocity of Social Forces, September 19, 1993
• Challenge to Russian Industry, Article published in the Moscow Business News, 1992
• Indo-American Cooperation & World Unity, February 18, 1975
• World Government, By Karmayogi, January 1973

Global Employment

• The Global Job Machine: Trends & Prospects , Presentation to the World Academy of Art & Science e-conference on Global Employment Challenge November 2, 2009
• Global approach to youth employment, Prepared by The Mother's Service Society, Pondicherry, India for the Youth Employment Summit, May 4, 2007
• Agenda for a global employment programme, May 1, 2007
• Right to employment, May 1, 2007
• Employment strategies for developing countries, May 1, 2007
• Employment strategies for industrial nations, May 1, 2007
• Opportunities for Full Employment, April 22, 2007
• Theory of Full Employment, April 21, 2007
• Jobs for all, April 21, 2007
• Trading jobs, April 21, 2007
• Destroying myths about job destruction, April 21, 2007
• Job creation during the 20th century, April 21, 2007
• Employment trends in the 21st century, April 21, 2007
• Global Employment Potential, By Garry Jacobs, Presented at General Assembly of the World Academy of Art & Science, Zagreb, Croatia, November 18, 2005
• Future of Work, Presented at the WAAS Seminar, Minneapolis, May 21, 1996
• Employment for All, Report of the ICPF working group on employment, October 1993

Regional Strategies

• India guarantees employment, May 4, 2007
• Computerized vocational training, May 2, 2007
• Full employment in Europe, April 22, 2007
• Creating 100 million jobs in India, April, 2007
• Employment Strategy for Germany, November 16, 2006
• Opportunities for Full Employment in Europe, October 21, 2005
• Rural employment strategies for India, Report to the National Commission on Farmers, December 9, 2004
• Full employment in India, November 21, 2004