Development Planning: The Essentials of Economic Policy

by W. Arthur Lewis

Developing countries' economists and civil servants will find no other handbook on their job so readable and succinct" The Economist
"probably the most useful book which has ever been written to show how a plan is made and what the policy requirements are for its implementation" International Affairs
Many books have been published on the theory of economic development, but very little has appeared on how a Development Plan is made, what the chief snags are and what distinguishes good planning from bad. The emphasis throughout the book is on policy, although the basic techniques for making a Plan are illustrated.
Much information is tabulated for ease of reading.

Genres: Economics

280 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1966

About the author

Sir William Arthur Lewis was a Saint Lucian economist and the James Madison Professor of Political Economy at Princeton University. Lewis was known for his contributions in the field of economic development. In 1979, he was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.