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PART V. GOOD BUSINESS IS
GOOD BUSINESS
59. The Belden Center for Private Enterprise
Education: An Overview
It
is the late 20th Century. In reflection, economic
historians will probably refer to it as
"The
American
Century."
Private enterprise played a key role in
bringing us to a great prosperity.
It
is a time to reflect
on the past, consider the present, and ponder the
future. Where are we? How did we get here? Where
are we going? How will we get there? These are
heady questions.
The primary purpose of this monograph is to share
with interested individuals and organizations the back–
to-the-basics approaches taken by the Harding
University Belden Center for Private Enterprise
Education to develop and implement economic enlight–
enment programs for a diverse public.
Private colleges and universities have a special
opportunity and obligation to encourage appreciation
of freedoms on which our country is built. Our efforts
are designed to translate traditional values into
practical educational programs. We genuinely believe
in emphasizing a particular area of economics -- the
idea of freedom applied to the marketplace -- that is
neglected on most campuses today.
Harding University's Belden Center for Private
.Enterprise, the happy issue of an improbable marriage
between business and higher education, has therefore
become a favorite
cause celebre
of our constituency
since its inception in 1979. The Belden Center is
dedicated to an extraordinary entrepreneur, C,lark
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