Economic planning and social justice in developing countries / Ozay Mehmet.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mehmet, Ozay, author.

Series:

Routledge library editions: Development ; Volume 75

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic development--Social aspects.

Economic development.

Developing countries--Economic policy.

Developing countries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (481 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, New York : Routledge, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

First published in 1978, this book was written at a time when belief was high in Western-guided economic development of the emerging countries. The success of Marshall Plan in war-torn Europe generated a US-led optimism that, with generous inflows of aid and technical assistance, the Third World could be won over in the Cold War. The author's direct experience as a young academic economist in Cyprus, Malaysia, Uganda and Liberia led him to question this general optimism: the reality on the ground in the developing world did not seem to match Western optimism. Theories and blueprints, made i

Contents:

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Original Title Page; Original Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; Part One: Economic Growth Without SocialJustice; 1. What Was Wrong with Post-War Planning in LDCs?; 2. Distribution Effects of Growth: The Evidence; 3. Absolute Poverty: Measurement and Identification; 4. The Unemployment Problem of the LDCs; Part Two: Some Case-Studies of the Influence of Elites on Economic Planning and Polic; 5. Malaysia: From Colonial to Bumiputra Elitism; 6. Liberia: The Americo-Liberian Elite

7. Absolute Poverty: Measurement and IdentificationPart Three: Egalitarian Planning and Reform in LD; 8. Towards More Egalitarian Development Planning; 9. An Egalitarian Employment Policy Based on Manpower Planning; 10. Educational Planning: Shifting from Elitist to Egalitarian Principles; 11. Egalitarian Planning and Rural Development; 12. Global Equity: Reforming the International Trade and Aid System; 13. Summing Up: Egalitarian Planning as a Non-Violent Revolution; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-315-81726-8

0-203-83625-1

9780203836255

OCLC:

828746003