The Institute for Development Strategies, co-sponsored by the School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Office of Research, and the University Graduate School, is a university-wide research program linking faculty resources from various departments and campuses and integrating them with external projects and research being undertaken elsewhere in this country and in other countries. The Institute examines research-related problems in the field of entrepreneurship and economic development at local, national, and international levels. It focuses on strategies for entrepreneurship and economic development and conducts research on the causes and consequences of globalization. Additional information can be found at www.indiana.edu/~idsspea/.