ABSTRACT

Originally published in 1959, the subject of this book is an aspect of economic development which, despite its importance, had rarely attracted more than incidental attention at the time. The author’s interest in public enterprise in underdeveloped countries was stimulated by a year’s residence in Turkey. He felt the time had come for a general comparative study. Defining comparative as (1) between developed and underdeveloped countries, and (2) between different underdeveloped countries at dissimilar stages of development or with dissimilar development perspectives. The purpose of the first is to discover what the developed can offer the underdeveloped by way of adaptable experience and relevant ideas; that of the second to examine the use of public enterprise in the many different social, economic and political contexts to be found in the less advanced parts of the world.

part I|1 pages

Public Enterprise in the Growth Process

chapter I|20 pages

Introduction

chapter II|35 pages

Obstacles to Economic Development

chapter III|58 pages

Overcoming the Obstacles

chapter IV|66 pages

The Place of Public Enterprise

chapter V|23 pages

Some Conclusions

part II|1 pages

Problems of Organisation and Control

chapter VI|3 pages

Introduction

chapter VII|20 pages

General Development Agencies

chapter IX|43 pages

Agricultural Agencies

chapter XI|24 pages

Organisational Types

chapter XII|36 pages

The Control of Public Enterprise

chapter XIII|26 pages

Internal Organisation

chapter XIV|25 pages

Financial and Commercial Aspects

chapter XV|28 pages

Problems of Personnel