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Article: S. C. Dube. Development Perspectives for the 1980's.(Book Notes)(Brief article)(Book review)
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- Pakistan Development Review
- Article date:
- March 22, 1985
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1985 Reproduced with permission of the Publications Division, Pakistan Institute of Development Economies, Islamabad, Pakistan. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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S. C. Dube. Development Perspectives for the 1980's. New Delhi: Abhinav Publications. 1983. pp. v+127.
The book is based on the proceedings of the conference on "Development Perspectives for the 1980's" held under the auspices of Asian and Pacific Development Centre, Kuala Lumpur. It is not, however, a conventional report of proceedings and goes beyond the review of facts reported in basic papers, supplementary contributions and discussions on several points.
The author observes that despite three decades of development efforts the promises of utopias have failed to be realized. This has raised serious questions not only about the appropriateness of the ...