Economic development in the tropics
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Economic development in the tropics
(Routledge library editions, . Development ; v. 40)
Routledge, 2011
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  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Originally published: London : Methuen, 1968
Includes bibliographical refrences and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
First published in 1968, the central aim of this work is to examine the major problems of development confronting contemporary tropical countries. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, the book examines the significance of natural and human resources in development planning in tropical countries; the effects of social and political institutions; the problems of aid and trade; markets and transport; and problems of agriculture and industry.
Table of Contents
1. Natural Resources and Tropical Environments 2. Natural Resources: Climate and Water Supply 3. Other Natural Resources 4. Human Resources: Qualitative Aspects 5. Human Resources and the Population Problem 6. Types of Tropical Agriculture 7. The Increase of Agricultural Production 8. Agricultural Development in Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda and Malaya 9. Agriculture or Industry 10. Industrialisation 11. Industrialisation in Venezuela, Nigeria and India 12. Transport 13. Markets and Trade 14. Economic Development Plans, Capital Resources and International Aid
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