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Record Nr.

UNINA9910788586403321

Autore

Perroux François <1903-1987, >

Titolo

A new concept of development . Volume 105 : basic tenets / / François Perroux

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxfordshire, England ; ; New York, New York : , : Routledge, , 2014

©1983

ISBN

1-136-85608-0

0-203-83538-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (358 p.)

Collana

Routledge Library Editions: Development

Disciplina

338.9/001

Soggetti

Economic development

Developing countries

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title; Copyright; Original Title; Original Copyright; Contents; Foreword: Development-To What End?; Preface; Abbreviations; 1. Concepts and Indicators; 2. Theoretical Formulation; 3. Policy and Strategies; 4. Purpose and Values; Appendix: Models - Their Limitations and Their Proper Use; Index

Sommario/riassunto

First published in 1983, François Perroux's A New Concept of Development analyses the major paradox of our era: the desire for progress and the mistrust of its consequences. The authors argues that the approach to the question of development may be the key to understanding both the present and what the future brings, representing a pattern which will seek to shape man's potential to his designs.By analysing the ideas and theories propounded by the economic approach the author's aim is to clarify both the meaning and direction of research in development. A scientific, oriented economy and effic