Pakistan's Development - Social Goals and Private Incentives

In the 1950s Pakistan was generally considered to be a country that would remain among the poorest in the world, but economic development in the decade to follow exceeded all expectations. Gustav Papanek, in the first thorough analysis of this achievement, shows how Pakistan, partly by design and partly by accident, arrived at a successful blend of private initiative and government intervention in the economy. This book, which includes the only comprehensive industrial survey of an underdeveloped country, sheds considerable light on the problems facing nations in similar circumstances.

In anii 1950, Pakistanul a fost in general considerat a fi o tara care ar ramane printre cele mai sarace din lume, dar dezvoltarea economica din urmatorul deceniu a depasit toate asteptarile. Gustav Papanek, in prima analiza aprofundata a acestei realizari, arata cum Pakistanul, partial prin proiectare si partial din intamplare, a ajuns la un amestec de succes de initiativa privata si interventie guvernamentala in economie.