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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459595603321

Titolo

Indonesia : resources and their technological development / / edited by Howard W. Beers

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lexington, Kentucky : , : The University Press of Kentucky, , 1970

©1970

ISBN

0-8131-6205-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (289 p.)

Disciplina

338.9598

Soggetti

Electronic books.

Indonesia Economic policy Congresses

Indonesia Social policy Congresses

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

"This book is a 1967 product of the new mood. The main body of the book is a set of papers which were read and discussed in a seminar. Organized by the Center for Developmental Change at the University of Kentucky, and held in Lexington, May 21-27, 1967, the Seminar on Science and Technology in Indonesian Development marked the end of a decade of the University's involvement in Indonesian education (at Bandung and Bogar) and expressed the University's continuing interest."

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; 1 Introduction; PART I: LAND, MAN, DETERMINATION; 2 Land, Man, and His Determination to Work; PART II: LAND: NATURAL CAPITAL; 3 New Trends in Agricultural Development Programs in Indonesia; Comments; Discussion; Suggestions for an Agricultural Strategy; 4 Development of the National Biological Institute; 5 The Development of Marine Resources in Indonesia; 6 Geographical Literature on Indonesia; 7 Mineral Resources in Indonesian Development; PART III: MAN AND HIS DETERMINATION: HUMAN CAPITAL; 8 Malnutrition in Children in Indonesia

9 Medical Science and TechnologyNeeds as Seen by a Visiting Professor; 10 Science Education in Developing Countries; 11 Indonesian Science Education and National Development; 12 The Development of Library Services in Indonesia; Discussion; 13 Science and Technology



and the Political Culture; 14 Economics and Indonesian Agricultural Development; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z

Sommario/riassunto

<P>The need to find solutions to the grave economic and political problems faced by Indonesia presents a constant challenge. In this volume, scholars in a variety of fields study a broad spectrum of the problems of this new nation. Their overall focus centers on Indonesia's land and population with emphasis on the most efficient means of developing physical and human resources.</P>