A new concept of development. Volume 105 : basic tenets / François Perroux.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Perroux, François, 1903-1987, author.

Series:

Routledge library editions. Development.

Routledge Library Editions: Development

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic development.

Developing countries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (358 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxfordshire, England ; New York, New York : Routledge, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

First published in 1983, François Perroux's A New Concept of Development analyses the major paradox of our era: the desire for progress and the mistrust of its consequences. The authors argues that the approach to the question of development may be the key to understanding both the present and what the future brings, representing a pattern which will seek to shape man's potential to his designs.By analysing the ideas and theories propounded by the economic approach the author's aim is to clarify both the meaning and direction of research in development. A scientific, oriented economy and effic

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Original Title; Original Copyright; Contents; Foreword: Development-To What End?; Preface; Abbreviations; 1. Concepts and Indicators; 2. Theoretical Formulation; 3. Policy and Strategies; 4. Purpose and Values; Appendix: Models - Their Limitations and Their Proper Use; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-136-85608-0

0-203-83538-7

9780203835388

OCLC:

892238805