Gerald Meier - one of the world's most prominent leading thinkers in the economics of development - interprets the past treatment of development problems with the present and future in mind.

Commissioned by The World Bank, this book is a history and analysis of the efforts to assist less developed countries achieve a higher economic level. It also offers a new way of thinking about economic development.

Meier examines the rapidly changing global economy from an economist's point of view, with an emphasis on the principles of international economics, the conduct of international economic transations, and the policies of international economic institutions. The book provides the conceptual...