From Right to Left in Development Theory
Kevin P. Clements, author
Date of publication:
1978
Publisher:
Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
Number of pages:
42
Code:
OP61
About the publication
The paper explores the central assumptions of the Neo-Classical, Structuralist, and Marxist theories of development in order to determine how these theories create real political parameters. The conclusion is that radical diagnoses of development/underdevelopment dominate academic thinking but conservative theories dominate policy formation. Given a choice between a flexible exchange rate policy and a national liberation struggle, policy makers in the Third World will opt for flexible exchange rates while justifying their actions in terms of more radical rhetoric.
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From Right to Left in Development Theory
[Whole Publication, ISBN: 9789814376754]