Asian Drama: An Inquiry Into The Poverty Of Nations
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At the height of the post-colonial era, Nobel Prize-winning economist Gunnar Myrdal embarked on one of the most ambitious social science investigations of the twentieth century, producing a monumental work that challenges the very foundations of Western economic theory as applied to the developing world. Asian Drama: An Inquiry into the Poverty of Nations chronicles the systemic underdevelopment of South Asian nations — including India, Pakistan, and Southeast Asia — arguing with forensic precision that poverty in the region is not merely an economic condition but a deeply entrenched social, political, and institutional phenomenon perpetuated by corruption, inadequate education, and colonial legacy. Myrdal's methodology is as sweeping as his conclusions are provocative; he rejects the simplistic application of Western economic models to Asian societies and instead presents a richly interdisciplinary framework that draws on sociology, political science, and history. This abridged single-volume edition, condensed by Seth S. King, makes Myrdal's landmark three-volume masterwork accessible to a broader audience without sacrificing the intellectual rigour that earned it its revered status in development economics. For anyone seeking to understand why nations remain poor in a world of abundance, Asian Drama remains as urgent and unsettling a read today as when it was first published.
Author: Gunnar Myrdal
Format: Paperback
Genre: Asian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Yellowed
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
At the height of the post-colonial era, Nobel Prize-winning economist Gunnar Myrdal embarked on one of the most ambitious social science investigations of the twentieth century, producing a monumental work that challenges the very foundations of Western economic theory as applied to the developing world. Asian Drama: An Inquiry into the Poverty of Nations chronicles the systemic underdevelopment of South Asian nations — including India, Pakistan, and Southeast Asia — arguing with forensic precision that poverty in the region is not merely an economic condition but a deeply entrenched social, political, and institutional phenomenon perpetuated by corruption, inadequate education, and colonial legacy. Myrdal's methodology is as sweeping as his conclusions are provocative; he rejects the simplistic application of Western economic models to Asian societies and instead presents a richly interdisciplinary framework that draws on sociology, political science, and history. This abridged single-volume edition, condensed by Seth S. King, makes Myrdal's landmark three-volume masterwork accessible to a broader audience without sacrificing the intellectual rigour that earned it its revered status in development economics. For anyone seeking to understand why nations remain poor in a world of abundance, Asian Drama remains as urgent and unsettling a read today as when it was first published.