Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of figures; List of plates; List of tables; Preface to the first edition; Preface to the second edition; Acknowledgements; Part One: Dimensions and issues; 1 Worlds within worlds; 2 The dimension of people: disease and mortality; 3 The dimension of people: birth rates and population dynamics; 4 The dimension of people: the demographic transition in the late twentieth century; 5 Agriculture: the environment and indigenous farming systems; 6 Agriculture: the European imprint; 7 Industrialization
8 The development process and development planning9 The external dimension; 10 Spatial aspects of development and development planning; Part Two: The practice; Dramatis personae; 11 Fiji and Pacific Island communities; 12 Nigeria; 13 Zambia; 14 Sri Lanka; 15 China; 16 India; 17 Brazil; 18 Peru; 19 East Asian NICs; 20 Retrospective and prospective views; Bibliography; Index
Summary
Addresses the issues faced by developing nations in attempting to secure sustainable economic development
