The economics of the developing countries /
Myint, Hla,
The economics of the developing countries / Hla Myint. - New York, Washington : Frederick A. Praeger, Publishers, 1964 - 192 pages ; 22 cm
Includes selected reading list and index.
1. Introduction: the post-war approach to the under-developed countries -- 2. The expansion of exports and the growth of population -- 3. Peasant exports and the growth of the money economy -- 4. Mines and plantations and the growth of the wage economy -- 5. Financial dualism and monetary dependence and independence -- 6. Population pressure and aggregate capital requirements -- 7. The critical minimum effort for economic development and the size of the balanced growth programme -- 8. The path of balanced growth and the rate of economic development -- 9. International trade and economic development -- 10. Conclusions: general issues of development policy.
"Despite their all-embracing designation, the so-called developing countries are by no means a homogeneous group. They include underpopulated and overpopulate nations, landlocked and coastal areas, countries rich in and deficient in natural resources. Dr. Myint presents here a balanced, coherent picture of the problems - both parallel and divergent - faced by these countries." -- From the back cover.
65001181
GB64-14749
Economic development.
Comparative economics
Developing countries.
HD 82 / .H54 1964
The economics of the developing countries / Hla Myint. - New York, Washington : Frederick A. Praeger, Publishers, 1964 - 192 pages ; 22 cm
Includes selected reading list and index.
1. Introduction: the post-war approach to the under-developed countries -- 2. The expansion of exports and the growth of population -- 3. Peasant exports and the growth of the money economy -- 4. Mines and plantations and the growth of the wage economy -- 5. Financial dualism and monetary dependence and independence -- 6. Population pressure and aggregate capital requirements -- 7. The critical minimum effort for economic development and the size of the balanced growth programme -- 8. The path of balanced growth and the rate of economic development -- 9. International trade and economic development -- 10. Conclusions: general issues of development policy.
"Despite their all-embracing designation, the so-called developing countries are by no means a homogeneous group. They include underpopulated and overpopulate nations, landlocked and coastal areas, countries rich in and deficient in natural resources. Dr. Myint presents here a balanced, coherent picture of the problems - both parallel and divergent - faced by these countries." -- From the back cover.
65001181
GB64-14749
Economic development.
Comparative economics
Developing countries.
HD 82 / .H54 1964