Collapse of Development Planning

by Peter J. Boettke

Book Overview

Addresses one of the most pressing issues of international political economy

Conventional wisdom has it that government management of the economy is the means to transform a backward economy into a dynamic, modern one. Yet, after decades of international aid programs, development planning is today largely perceived as a failure paralyzed by its own bureaucracy and inefficiency. Despite billions of dollars of investment, development...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814712258
• ISBN13: 9780814712252
• Release Date: July 1994
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 342 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 9.0"