Economic Planning and Social Justice in Developing Countries - 9781138865686

Taylor & Francis

Economic Planning and Social Justice in Developing CountriesAuthor(s): Ozay Mehmet\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138865686, 978-1138865686\nSynopsis\nFirst published in 1978, this book was written at a time when belief was high in Western-guided economic development of the emerging countries. The success of Marshall Plan in war-torn Europe generated a US-led optimism that, with generous inflows of aid and technical assistance, the Third World could be won over in the Cold War. The authors direct experience as a young academic economist in Cyprus, Malaysia, Uganda and Liberia led him to question this general optimism: the reality on the ground in the developing world did not seem to match Western optimism. Theories and blueprints, made in the West, did not fit the requirements of developing countries.\n\nHigher production and better income distribution were inseparable twin objectives of developing nations. Th.