Developing World, The | An Introduction | E. S. Simpson | Taylor & Fra

ABSTRACT

Addresses the issues faced by developing nations in attempting to secure sustainable economic development.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

part 1|162 pages

Dimensions and issues

chapter 1|9 pages

Worlds within worlds

chapter 2|12 pages

The dimension of people: disease and mortality

chapter 3|9 pages

The dimension of people: birth rates and population dynamics

chapter 4|19 pages

The dimension of people: the demographic transition in the late twentieth century

chapter 5|30 pages

Agriculture: the environment and indigenous farming systems

chapter 6|11 pages

Agriculture: the European imprint

chapter 7|14 pages

Industrialization

chapter 8|19 pages

The development process and development planning

chapter 9|18 pages

The external dimension

chapter 10|19 pages

Spatial aspects of development and development planning

part 2|159 pages

The practice

chapter 11|18 pages

Fiji and Pacific Island communities

chapter 12|18 pages

Nigeria

chapter 13|13 pages

Zambia

chapter 14|16 pages

Sri Lanka

chapter 15|19 pages

China

chapter 16|11 pages

India

chapter 17|15 pages

Brazil

chapter 18|13 pages

Peru

chapter 19|26 pages

East Asian NICs

chapter 20|8 pages

Retrospective and prospective views