Studies in political economy of development
by
 
Sachs, Ignacy.

Title
: 
Studies in political economy of development

Author
: 
Sachs, Ignacy.

ISBN
: 
9781483158167

Personal Author
: 
Sachs, Ignacy.

Uniform Title
: 
Pour une ećonomie politique du développement. English

Edition
: 
1st ed.

Publication Information
: 
Oxford ; New York : Pergamon Press, 1980.

Physical Description
: 
1 online resource (xiii, 316 pages) : illustrations

Contents
: 
Front Cover; Studies in Political Economy of Development; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Introduction; CHAPTER 1. Some Considerations of Long-term Planning in Mixed Economies (1968); CHAPTER 2. Industrial Development Strategy (1971); Development strategy; Overall development and industrial development strategy; Conditions for industrial development; Evaluation criteria; Setting strategic goals; Time-scheduling; Matching goals with policies; Conclusion
 
CHAPTER 3. Development Planning and Policies for Increasing Domestic Resources for Investment-with Special Reference to Latin America (1968)General considerations; The trap of ""perverse growth""; The problem of effective demand; Market allocation of investment versus effective planning; Minimum conditions for effective planning; Policies for accelerated growth; CHAPTER 4. Levels of Satiety and Rates of Growth (1966); CHAPTER 5. The Significance of the Foreign Trade Sector and the Strategy of Foreign Trade Planning (1967); Introduction; The place of foreign trade
 
Foreign trade as a barrier to growthPlanning foreign trade (some details of the fourth step); The case for foreign aid; CHAPTER 6. Forms of Foreign Aid-An Economic Analysis (1966); Introduction; Foreign aid and economic development; Principal forms of economic aid; Aid through trade; Conclusion; CHAPTER 7. Problems of Implementation of Industrialization Plans (1970); Preliminary remarks; Implementation of industrialization programmes under comprehensive planning; Implementation of industrialization plans in a mixed economy
 
CHAPTER 8. Transfer of Technology and Strategy of Industrialization (1970)CHAPTER 9. Selection of Techniques : Problems and Policies for Latin A merica (1970); Introductory remarks; A peep at some theoretical controversies; The Latin American scene; Some conclusions and suggestions; CHAPTER 10.Technological Policies for Latin American Development (1971); Why technological policies?; Fitting TPs into development strategies; Guidelines for the study of the technological market; Transfer of technology. How efficient and how expensive?; Supply of technology to agriculture
 
Effective demand for technologiesShaping the institutional framework for TPs and choosing the operational controls; CHAPTER 11. Transfer of Technology and Research Priorities for Latin America-a Social Scientist's Point of View (1971); Preliminary remarks; Evaluation criteria of development-oriented research; Some priority areas for development-oriented research; Strategies of research; The case for international co-operation; CHAPTER 12. A Welfare State for Poor Countries? (1971); CHAPTER 13. Approaches to a Political Economy of Environment (1971); The motives behind the concern

Abstract
: 
This book develops the theme that the crisis of development is also a crisis of development theory. The author shows that economic growth alone, however rapid, cannot solve social problems nor banish misery and unemployment.

Subject Term
: 
Economic development.
 
Economic policy.
 
Technology transfer.
 
Développement économique.
 
Politique économique.
 
Transfert de technologie.
 
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- General.
 
Economic development. (OCoLC)fst00901785
 
Economic policy. (OCoLC)fst00902025
 
Technology transfer. (OCoLC)fst01145295
 
Entwicklungspolitik (DE-588)4014957-2
 
Entwicklungstheorie (DE-588)4121207-1
 
Wirtschaftspolitik (DE-588)4066493-4
 
Fallstudiensammlung (DE-588)4522595-3
 
Economische politiek.
 
Aide économique -- Coopération internationale.

Geographic Term
: 
Latin America -- Economic policy.
 
Amérique latine -- Politique économique.
 
Amérique latine.
 
Latin America. (OCoLC)fst01245945
 
Entwicklungsländer (DE-588)4014954-7
 
Lateinamerika (DE-588)4074032-8
 
Pays en voie de développement -- Intégration économique.

Genre
: 
Fallstudiensammlung.

Electronic Access
: 
ScienceDirect https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780080224954


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