Economic Planning and Social Justice in Developing Countries

ISBN-13: 9780415596114 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 284 str.

Ozay Mehmet;¬Abar;¬Abar

Opis

This text assesses 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 and distribution after. The author posits the need for a more egalitarian development strategy.

Spis treści

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

O autorze

Ozay Mehmet