Elusive Development: From Dependence to Self-Reliance in the Arab Region by Yusif A. Sayigh
Critical assessment of dependency thought
Presents a case for need orientated development
Elusive Development
Summary
Why do massive inflows of capital so rarely achieve lasting development in the Third World? This study of the Arab region's oil boom argues that self-reliance and social policy are just as central to sustained economic progress.
Elusive Development Summary
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`Elusive Development is an ambitious, exhiliarating attempt to persuade academics and policy makers alike that meaningful development, whether under socialism or under progressive nationalism, will remain elusive, unless it is sustained by a number of critical and though preprquisites. ... In an era of cascading capitalism, Yusif Sayigh offers a welcome alternative vision for the future.' - International Journal of Middle East Studies Vol 25:2
`This is a welcome addition to the literature on economic development...it makes for very interesting and relevant reading in pursuit of the answer.' - The Economic Journal
`Sayigh's study certainly contains some thought-provoking statements on the dependency paradigm and the possibilities of collective, self-reliance in the Arab World.' - Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie
About Yusif A. Sayigh
Yusif A. Sayigh
Table of Contents
1. Expectations and the Frustrated Pursuit of Development 2. The Dependency Paradigm: Promise, Limitations, and Qualifications 3. What is Self-Reliant Development? 4. The Feasibility of Arab Self-Reliant Development: A Case Study 5. The Dynamics and Machinery of Arab Self-Reliant Development
Additional information
NPB9780415062589
9780415062589
0415062586
Elusive Development: From Dependence to Self-Reliance in the Arab Region by Yusif A. Sayigh
New
Hardback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
1991-07-04
286
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