Ozay Mehmet

Economic Planning and Social Justice in Developing Countries

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

First published in 1978, this book assess the impact post-war strategies of Gross National Product maximation upon the development of LDCs, arguing that development in LDCs cannot proceed in a sequential path - with income growth first first and distribution after. The author posits the need for a more egalitarian development strategy and decentralised economic planning, responsive to the needs of rural communities.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 284
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. April 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 404g
• ISBN-13: 9781138865686
• ISBN-10: 1138865680
• Artikelnr.: 42834959

Autorenporträt

Ozay Mehmet

Inhaltsangabe

Part I: Economic Growth Without Social Justice 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
Problems of the LDCs Part II:Some Case Studies of the Influence of Elites
on Economic Planning and Policy 5. Malaysia: From Colonial to Bumiputra
Elitism 6. Liberia: The Americo-Liberian Elite 7. Revolution or Reform: The
Experience of Pakistan, Brazil and Uganda Part III: Egalitarian Planning
and Reform in LDCs 8. Towards More Egalitarian Development Planning 9. An
Egalitarian Development Policy Based on Manpower Planning 10. Education
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