The Frontiers of Development Studies

Front Matter....Pages i-xv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Development in an International Setting....Pages 3-12
Single Barrier Theories of Development....Pages 13-20
How Poor are the Poor Countries and Why?....Pages 21-37
Unbalanced Growth, Programmes and Prognoses and the Ideal Plan....Pages 38-51
The Use and Abuse of Models in Development Planning....Pages 52-70
A Critique of the ‘Capital/Output Ratio’ and its Application to Development Planning....Pages 71-116
An Institutional Critique of Development Concepts....Pages 117-128
Economic Development and Education....Pages 129-153
Economic and Social Rights and the Developing Countries....Pages 154-168
Front Matter....Pages 169-169
International Capital Movements....Pages 171-207
New Approaches to Direct Private Overseas Investment in Less Developed Countries....Pages 208-222
The Multinational Corporation and the Nation State....Pages 223-238
Killing Two Birds with One Stone....Pages 239-245
The Developing Countries in a World of Flexible Exchange Rates....Pages 246-253
Overseas Development Policies under the Labour Government....Pages 254-296
A New Look at Foreign Aid....Pages 297-306
A Primer for Aid Recipients....Pages 307-313
The Case for Export Subsidies....Pages 314-318
Front Matter....Pages 319-319
Conflicts between Out-put and Employment Objectives in Developing Countries....Pages 321-346
The Little—Mirrlees Method and Project Appraisal....Pages 347-366
Front Matter....Pages 319-319
The Political Economy of the Environment: Problems of Method....Pages 367-380
Technology Gaps between Rich and Poor Countries....Pages 381-400
Front Matter....Pages 401-401
A New Commonwealth....Pages 403-407
Access to the New Europe for Third World Trade....Pages 408-418
Aid to India: I....Pages 419-443
Aid to India: II....Pages 444-458
The Distribution of the Gains from Trade and Technical Progress....Pages 459-469
Back Matter....Pages 471-498