The State of Development Economics

I. Introduction. Gustav Ranis and T P Schultz ; II. Overall Perspectives ; 1. `Reflections on Development'. W Arthur Lewis, Professor of Economy, Princeton University. Discussant: Jeffrey Williamson, Economics Department, Harvard University. 2. `Dependence, Development and Interdependence' Raul Prebisch, Banco Central Reconquista 266, Argentina. Discussant: Jagdish Bhagwati, Department of Economics, Columbia University, New York. 3. `Stuctural Transformation: A Program of Research' Hollis Chenery, Department of Economics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Discussant: Irma Adelman, University of California-Berkeley, Berkeley. 4. `Trade, Development and the State' Ronald Findlay, Department of Economics, Columbia University, New York. Discussant: I M D Little, Nuffield College, Oxford. 5. `Development Economics: What Next?', G Ranis and John Fei, G Ranis is at the Economic Growth Center, Yale University and John Fei is also at the Economic Growth Center, Yale University. Discussants: Pranab Bardhan and Helen Hughes, Pranab Bardhan is at the University of California, Department of Economics, Berkeley and Helen Hughes is at the Australian National University, Canberra, Australia. ; III Typological Experience and Prospects 1. `Problems, Development Theory and Strategies of Latin America Development and Trade in Historical Perspective Sir W. Arthur Lewis, Professor of Economy, Princeton University, New Jersey. 2. Another Look at Patterns, Performance, and Strategies Hollis Chenery, Department of Economics, Harvard University. 3. Dependence, Interdependence, and Policies: What Have We Learned? Raul Prebisch, Banco Central Reconquista, Argentina. 4. What Has Happened to Development Theory? Gustav Ranis, Economic Growth Center, Yale University. ;; Session II: Typological Experience and Prospects ; 1. Development Theory, Strategies, and Problems of Asia Shigeru Ishikawa, School of International Politics, Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo, Japan. 2. Development Theory, Strategies, and Problems of Latin America, Vittorio Corbo, The World Bank, Washington. 3. Development Theory, Strategies, and Problems of Africa Uma Lele, Development Strategy Division, The World Bank, Washington. 4. Development Theory, Strategies, and Problems of Socialist Developing Economics, Dong Fureng, Director, Institute of Economics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, People's Republic of China. ; Session III: Crucial Dimensions, Sectors, and Markets ; 1. Population, Human Capital and Development Theodore W. Schultz, Department of Economics, University of Chicago, Chicago. 2. Mobilization of the Rural Economy, K. N. Raj, Centre for Development Studies, Ulloor, Trivandrum, India. 3. Trade, Employment and Industrial Development, Anne Krueger, Vice President, The World Bank, Washington. 4. Financial Liberalization in Retrospect, Ronald McKinnon, Department of Economics, Stanford University, Stanford.