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Autore |
Birou Alain |
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Towards a re-definition of development : essays and discussions on the nature of development in an international perspective / / Alain Birou and Paul-Marc Henry ; edited by John P. Schlegel |
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Oxford, England : , : published in cooperation with the East-West Center, Hawaii Pergamon Press, , 1977 |
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©1977 |
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Edizione |
[First edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (366 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Economic development |
Social change |
Developing countries Congresses |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front Cover; Towards a Re-Definition of Development; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; PREFACE TO THE ENGLISH EDITION; INTRODUCTION; PART 1: IS DEVELOPMENT A MISNOMER?; INTRODUCTION; CONTRIBUTORS' PERSPECTIVES; SECTION ONE: CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE NATURE OF DEVELOPMENT; 1. THE IRREVERSIBILITY OF TECHNICAL AND INDUSTRIAL EVOLUTION; 2. THE ESSENTIAL DRIVING FORCE BEHIND DEVELOPMENT: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; 3. SOCIETY AS A SYSTEMS THEORY; 4. VULNERABILITY OF THE DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; 5. THE CONTROL OF EVOLUTION AND THE MEANING OF PROGRESS; 6. THE IMPERIALISM OF WESTERN RATIONALITY |
CONCLUSION: DIAGNOSIS OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SOCIETIESSECTION TWO: THE CONDITIONS FOR ANOTHER KIND OF WORLD DEVELOPMENT; 7. THE ROLE OF THE MAJOR POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UNITS IN WORLD DEVELOPMENT; 8. CONDITIONS FOR THE ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL INDEPENDENCE OF THE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; 9. HOW CAN THE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES FIND THEIR WAY?; 10. THE REALIZATION OF THE NECESSARY DEVELOPMENT OF THE PLANET EARTH; 11. THE BASES OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLES; 12. PROPOSALS FOR THE FUTURE; FINAL WORDS; CONCLUSIONS TO |
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