The New International Economic Order, Basic Needs, and Technology Transfer: Toward an Integrated Strategy for Developmen in the Future

Conceptual premises and objectives underlying the New International Economic Order are reviewed. New perceptions of development, with respect to basic needs of peoples and the transfer and appropriateness of technology are analyzed. An integrated strategy for development is then encouraged, all within the framework of the NIEO. © 1982, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. All rights reserved

The administration of development in emergent nations. The problems in the Caribbean

The conduct of development administration in Commonwealth Caribbean countries is hindered by weaknesses in government, and, on the basis of many years experience, Dr. Hope points to four approaches to reform which are currently favoured. Changing the nature of political leadership; reasserting the importance of an independent instrumental administration through greater attention to manpower planning, training and staff development; similarly extending the scope of administrative action by achieving a decentralization of authority from political ministers to local professional administators acting with the public; and participatory democracy with a reduced role for professional administration are four approaches with parallels in other parts of the world. The author points, however, to distinctive features in the Caribbean and argues that the small size of the states creates particular problems and challenges. Copyright © 1983 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd

Self-reliance and participation of the poor in the development process in the Third World

A self-reliant approach to Third World economic development provides a new orientation in development strategy. Its central emphasis is on meeting the basic needs of the poor and in encouraging them to participate in the development process. The author argues that this participative process is not only the answer to Third World problems but also a global necessity. © 1983

Agriculture and the urbanization process in the Caribbean.

Focuses on the decline of the agricultural sector and its implications for urbanization. Concentrates on Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago. These countries and others in the Caribbean, are increasingly dependent on food imports, while agricultural exports go outside the region. Economic integration has hardly affected agriculture. All countries covered by the study have become more urbanized since 1960, but the rates of urban growth vary a good deal. Rural-urban migration plays a major role, the push from the countryside being stronger than the pull to the city. Small size, economic fragmentation, and inadequate development strategies all play a role in these patterns of development. Pleads for a programme of rural development to reverse the flow of migrants, and maintains that what is needed is a dispersed urbanization strategy. -from Edito

Agriculture and economic development in the Caribbean

This article examines the role of agriculture in the economic development of the more developed Caribbean countries - Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago. The agricultural sector\u27s contribution to the economy has declined in the past two decades. As a result, the agricultural sector has not generated sufficient employment or foreign exchange earnings. This has meant that the industrial sector has not been able to sustain development. © 1981

Development policy in Guyana: Planning, finance, and administration

© 1979 Taylor & Francis. This study of Guyana’s economy, both analytical and empirical, examines the literature on development policy and applies various theoretical frameworks to data acquired in Guyana since 1945, Dr. Hope considers planning, finance, and administration, seeking to determine whether the Guyana government’s development policy has been an instrument of eco