Title: The economics of underdeveloped countries.
Authors: Bhagwati, Jagdish N., 1934-
Publisher: McGraw-Hill,
Year: 1966
Subjects: Economic development.; Developing countries.; Developing countries Economic conditions.
Contents: pt. 1. The incidence of squalor. Poverty and income distribution -- Standards of living -- An international issue -- pt. 2. The economic and social structure. Production and occupational structure -- Links with the international economy -- The paucity of savings -- Human resources -- The population perspective -- Sociological institutions and attitudes -- Environmental constraints -- pt. 3. The process of transformation. Developmental targets and methods -- Raising the resources -- Investing the resources -- The planning framework -- The time element : phasing and perspectives -- The space dimension -- Revolution in agriculture -- Industrialisation -- Education and manpower planning -- The choice of technology -- Reducing the birth rate -- The political economy of development -- pt. 4. The international framework. International transfer of resources -- Sharing the know-how -- Adjustments in the network of world trade and payments -- The tight-rope to progress.