Inside the Third World: The Anatomy of PovertyMonograph on problems of economic and social development and poverty in developing countries - discusses tropical climate and colonialism factors, criticizes adoption of western development theories by local elites, and covers agrarian structure, social conflicts in rural areas, trends in rural migration and urbanization, social implications of industrial development, population growth and malnutrition, political aspects of underdevelopment, etc. Bibliography pp. 439 to 453 and maps. |
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Page 177
... employment problem . It tends to be a city phenomenon - that is where the labour exchanges are , if any , for people to sign on and be counted . And it is an affliction more of the middle and lower middle classes . The real poor cannot ...
... employment problem . It tends to be a city phenomenon - that is where the labour exchanges are , if any , for people to sign on and be counted . And it is an affliction more of the middle and lower middle classes . The real poor cannot ...
Page 453
... employment of 51 million , a total of 266 million jobs would have to be created by 1987 in developing countries , or 33 mil- lion new jobs a year . But if enough employment were created to allow the poor to meet their basic needs , no ...
... employment of 51 million , a total of 266 million jobs would have to be created by 1987 in developing countries , or 33 mil- lion new jobs a year . But if enough employment were created to allow the poor to meet their basic needs , no ...
Page 467
... Employment Policies in Developing Countries , Allen and Unwin , 1975 , and in Helen Hughes et al . , Capital Utilization in Manufacturing in Developing Countries , World Bank Staff Working Paper No. 242 , Washington , 1976 , which also ...
... Employment Policies in Developing Countries , Allen and Unwin , 1975 , and in Helen Hughes et al . , Capital Utilization in Manufacturing in Developing Countries , World Bank Staff Working Paper No. 242 , Washington , 1976 , which also ...
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