A wide-ranging survey of the theoretical and practical problems
of economic development, "The Challenge of Development"
demonstrates how effective development theory, planning and
programming derive from and are tested in firsthand field
experience. Covering all aspects of development, Richard J. Ward
presents chapters by leading authorities who have combined academic
teaching and research with years of effort in underdeveloped
countries or in the administration of foreign aid programs.
The materials in "The Challenge of Development" are divided into
six sections, providing logical, coherent coverage of each major
segment of development programs: methodology, strategy and
decision-making criteria in development; manpower needs and
projections; the intrinsic value of land, including its
agricultural potential; promoting the industrial sector; the
development of infrastructure power, transportation and
communications; and the social problems created by modern growth
trends. In this way, it provides a balanced, practical approach to
studying development problems and to working successfully in
development programs.
Encompassing a broad spectrum of material and illustrating the
need for an interdisciplinary approach to the problems of
development, "The Challenge of Development" is essential reading
for all students of development at every level, is a useful
sourcebook for the practitioner's library and an excellent handbook
for business and political officials concerned with
development.
"Richard J. Ward" has been Director of Programming, United
States Agency for International Development, and Professor and
Chairman of the Economics Department, Long Island University, and
Chief, Planning Division in the Bureau for Near East and South Asia
of the Agency for International Development. He has also worked in
a number of development programs, for both government and industry,
and has received the Citation for Distinguished Service of the
United States Agency for International Development.
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