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Economic planning and social justice in developing countries /
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 cou...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Abingdon, Oxon :
Routledge,
2011.
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| Colección: | Routledge library editions. Development ;
v. 75. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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. |
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| Notas: | Originally published in 1978 by Croom Helm. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (282 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780203836255 0203836251 |