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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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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| Pubblicazione: | Oxford, England : , : published in cooperation with the East-West Center, Hawaii Pergamon Press, , 1977 |
| ©1977 | |
| Edizione: | First edition. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (366 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 309.1/172/4 |
| Soggetto topico: | Economic development |
| Social change | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Developing countries Congresses |
| Persona (resp. second.): | HenryPaul-Marc <1918-> |
| SchlegelJohn P. | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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 PART ONE; PART 2: DEVELOPMENT IN A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE ; INTRODUCTION | |
| MAKING THE EARTH A FIT PLACE TO LIVE IN: A CONCLUSIONPOSTSCRIPT: THE CHALLENGE OF THE MEGAMACHINE: FATALITY OR FREEDOM?; ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Towards a Re-Definition of Development |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Towards a re-definition of development |
| ISBN: | 1-4831-8786-1 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910807749903321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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