Asian Drama 1-3. An Inquiry Into the Poverty of Nations

Häftad bok. Pantheon. 1 uppl. 1968. 2284 sidor.

Mycket gott skick. A 10-year magnum study of poverty in Asia, and Asia's development prospects (1968, see more below). Text in English (Swedish title: Asiatiskt drama I-III - en undersökning om nationernas fattigdom). 3 paperback volumes, housed in a card slipcase (all original). With maps (one double page), tables, appendices, index. Pagination is continuous throughout, 2284 pp; a postscript, appendixes and indexes are in the final volume. Volume One puts the economic facts in their social, political and physical setting; Volume Two studies the South Asian versions of democracy and the welfare state; Volume Three discusses the population in terms of health, nutrition, housing & sanitation, and educational systems. 220x145x105 mm. 2500 g. Over all a very good copy in a good slipcase; slipcase bottom edge separated, signs of bumping and edgewear; internal very fine, no underlining etc. [0304] /---/ This main work, now a classic text, is an analysis of the problems of underdevelopment in South Asia, the outcome of a decade, a study of economic and political models and policies in Asia and inquiry into the poverty of Asian nations (1968), represents a 10-year study of poverty in Asia in the 1950's to 1960's, the starting era of the rise of Asia since the 1950's. The countries covered are India and Pakistan (which are extensively studied), Ceylon (Shri Lanka), Burma, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, and to a lesser extent, Laos, Cambodia and South Vietnam. A Twentieth Century Fund Study.