Studies in economic development : with special reference to conditions in the underdeveloped areas of Western Asia and India / by Alfred Bonné.

Originally published in 1957 by Routledge and Kegan Paul Ltd.

Bibliographical footnotes and index.

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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction; List of Tables in Appendix II; Part One: Measure and Challenge of Inequality; Chapter I. Economic Development an Automatic or Induced Process?; Influence of Different Social and Economic Systems on Development Policies; The Impact of Cultural Heritages and Traditions on Economic Activities; Definition of 'Underdeveloped' Areas; Outline of Treatment; Chapter II. The Demographic Aspects; Growth of Population by Regions; Types of Population Growth and Level of National Income; Age Distribution and its Economic Impact.

Population Distribution in Towns and VillagesOccupational Structure; Main Aspects of Population Growth in Underdeveloped Regions of the World; Chapter III. Levels and Composition of National Income; National Income as a Measuring Rod of Economic Well-Being; Relative Shares of Main Industries in National Income; The Rate of Saving and Capital Formation; The Rate of Growth of Per Capita Income; Other Characteristic Differences; Chapter IV. Consumption Levels in Underdeveloped Countries; Relative Shares of Main Items of Consumption in Total Spending; The Share of Food.

Consumption of Industrial GoodsThe Level of Housing Conditions; (a) Middle East; (b) India; Housing of Plantation Workers; New Trends in Consumption Habits; Limits and Prospects of Industrial Mass Consumption; Consumer Behaviour as Crucial Factor; Part Two: The Move Towards Adjustment; Chapter V. The Role of the Incentive; I; II; Chapter VI. Rise in Real Income through Higher Productivity; Comparisons of Productivity; Agricultural Productivity; Land Rent and Productivity of Land; Productivity in Industry; Productivity Levels in Egypt; Productivity Levels in India.

Psychological Factors and ProductivityConclusions; Chapter VII. Industrialisation in Underdeveloped Countries; The Implantation of New Production Processes; Direction and Scope of Industrial Production; The Production of Key-Commodities: Power and Major Raw Materials; Electricity; Basic Raw Material Output; Conditions in Specific Areas; Direction and Trends of Production in the Middle East up to the First World War; Recent Phases; Effects of the Second World War on Consumer Goods Production; Turkey-A Case of State-imposed Industrialisation; India; Agents of Industrialisation.

The Role of Foreign EntrepreneursThe Middle East; Forms of Foreign Enterprise in India; The Emergence of a Labour Class; Motives for Migration to the Town; The Growth of Industrial Production; How was Industrial Development Financed in the Past?; Internal Finance; Capital Investment from Foreign Sources; Summary of Conclusions; Chapter VIII. Development Prospects in Underdeveloped Agriculture; The Nature of the Development Process in Agriculture; The Potential of Agricultural Development; Main Areas of Improvement; Population Growth and Food Production.

First published in 1998.

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