ABSTRACT

First published in 1981, The Third World Calamity is a controversial book on the social conditions, politics, economics and cultural barriers that have, according to the author, stagnated Western-style socio-economic development in the Third World. The book deals particularly with India, Iran and Nigeria, where the author has gathered a large part of the material. The content of the book and the language used is a reflection of its era and no offence is meant by the Publishers to any reader by this republication. This book will be of interest to students of history, political science, international relations, and geography.

chapter 1|46 pages

As they were

chapter 2|26 pages

The lesson of Iran

chapter 3|11 pages

Plutocrats and slaves

chapter 4|22 pages

Pointing backwards

chapter 5|28 pages

The subsistence constant

chapter 6|20 pages

The misapplied model

chapter 7|35 pages

The political fungus

chapter 8|13 pages

The World Bank paradox

chapter 9|24 pages

Cultural barriers

chapter 10|15 pages

Dead-end societies

chapter 11|15 pages

A hypothesis