ECONOMIC PROGRESS AND PROSPECTS IN THE THIRD WORLD: Lessons of Development Experience since 1945 - Hardcover

The late H.W. Singer, formerly Emeritus Professor and Fellow of the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, UK and Sumit Roy, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, School of International Relations and Strategic Studies, Jadavpur University, India

`Even with its avowed interventionist bias, the book throughout sustains a remarkable objectivity in evaluating the competing paradigms of development economics. Singer, co-author of this little gem of a book, is certainly one of the early pioneers of development economics. . . . The nontechnical, clean, and clear presentation of the pith of the competing theories of economic growth and development will be extremely helpful to initiate undergraduates, to refresh graduate students, and to guide civil servants in the LDCs.' -- Choice `These two distinguished authors combine their expertise to provide an overview of development progress since Bretton Woods. . . . This book provides an excellent summary of development thinking and strategy over the past 40 years. The balance of theory and case-studies is very helpful, and makes the argument extremely persuasive. The book is highly recommended for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students and researchers in development studies generally, international political economy, international relations generally and area studies.' -- Caroline Thomas, International Affairs `This is an important book. It analyzes forty years of world development scenarios in a comprehensive and competent manner.' -- Rati Ram, Kyklos `It is impossible in a short review to do real justice to Roy's impressive collection of data . . . . his case studies will certainly become an important reference source for economists. . .' -- Hans Ulrich Esslinger, Review of Political Economy `The book provides a forceful critique of 50 years of development thinking and the international institutional largely responsible for implementing it. It offers important insights into the workings of the international political economy and the resulting marginalization of a large part of the population of the world.' -- Jerker Carlsson, Journal of Developing Areas