Studies in Economic Development

This is Volume X in a series of eleven on Economics and Society. Originally published in 1957, this study has special reference to the conditions in the underdeveloped areas of Western Asia and India. INTRODUCTION PART ONE MEASURE AND CHALLENGE OF INEQUALITY I ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: AN AUTOMATIC OR INDUCED PROCESS? II THE DEMOGRAPHIC ASPECTS III LEVELS AND COMPOSITION OF NATIONAL INCOME IV CONSUMPTION LEVELS IN UNDERDEVELOPED COUNTRIES PART TWO THE MOVE TOWARDS ADJUSTMENT V THE ROLE OF THE INCENTIVE VI RISE IN REAL INCOME THROUGH HIGHER PRODUCTIVITY VII INDUSTRIALISATION IN UNDERDEVELOPED COUNTRIES VIII DEVELOPMENT PROSPECTS IN UNDERDEVELOPED AGRICULTURE IX LAND TENURE CONDITIONS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOP[1]MENT X THE FINANCE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT A. The Scope of Financial Requirements B. Sources and Methods of Capital Mobilisation I. The Potential of Domestic Resources II. The Potential of Lending from Foreign Sources C. Lessons of the Period XI PROBLEMS OF APPRAISING PROSPECTS OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT XII IMPLANTED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN UNDER[1]DEVELOPED COUNTRIES