Economic development in a secular perspective -- Culture, institutions and resources -- The inadequacy of mainstream economics to explain development processes: returns and prices -- The inadequacy of mainstream economics to explain development processes: distribution and growth -- Economic relations between developed and underdeveloped countries -- Demographic pressure and the countries of increasing poverty -- Dependent workers, employment and unemployment -- Organizational and institutional innovations -- The problem of corruption
Summary
Developing countries represent the greatest challenge of our time. Sylos Labini suggests a strategy of institutional reform. For Africa, he recommends organizational reforms consisting of two European centers to tackle illiteracy, and one to promote rural and industrial districts. Finally, he proposes an international research program to explore problems of underdevelopment
