Development of the Emerging Countries : An Agenda for Research / Robert E. Asher... [et al]
Imprint
Washington, D.C. : The Brookings Institution, 1962
Edition
4th printing
Descript
239 pages
SUMMARY
Consists of eight essays suggesting research that might contribute to increasing the knowledge of the economics, politics, sociology and psychology of development. The first two essays provide a framework for analyzing economic and political change. Number three describes country programming as a guide to development and number four discusses research on rural problems. Subsequent essays cover technological change in the less developed areas, the role of education in development, and foreign assistance and political development. The concluding essay deals with understanding the development process, program management, and research needs. [TAIC]