Crisis of Small States in the Present Economic World

Mejia-Ricart, Marcio Antonio, Crisis of Small States in the Present Economic World: a study of the problems of small underdeveloped states, with special reference to Central America and the Caribbean area, London: Farm Intelligence, 1960. (2 copies)

From the cover:

Crisis of Small States in the Present Economic World is an astute and penetrating diagnosis of the social, political and economic realities of the twentieth century. Using the Latin American and Caribbean nations as the basis of his study the autor analyzes the economic ills which beset so many underdeveloped areas, defines the complex social and political factors at work and dissects the relationship between these forces. He then goes on to discuss the ways in which these forces might be combined and utilized so as to relieve the crushing poverty of the world’s backward nations

Index:

Preface.

Chapter I – Some Concepts.

Chapter II – The Crisis of Agricultural Production.

Chapter III – The Industrialization – A Necessity.

Chapter IV – The Factors Necessary for Industrialization.

Chapter V – Special Problems of the Industrialization of Small States.

Chapter VI – Planning Necessary to Achieve Industrialization in Small Countries.

Chapter VII – Democracy in Small Countries and the New Role of the Government.

Summary and Conclusions.