Economic growth : rationale, problems, cases / edited by Eastin Nelson.

Proceedings of the Conference on economic development sponsored by the Department of Economics and the Institute of Latin American studies at the University of Texas in 1958.

Introduction / Eastin Nelson the University of Texas, ix -- Part I. Toward a rationale of economic development -- Economic history and economic development / Carter Goodrich Columbia University, 3 -- Present underdeveloped countries and past growth Patterns / Simon Kuznets the Johns Hopkins University, 17 -- Elements in a theory of underdevelopment / Benjamin Higgins Massachusetts institute of technology (The University of Texas), 32 -- Part II. Problems arising from rapid development -- The concept of balanced growth in economic Development: theory and practice / Hans W. Singer New school for social research, 71 -- Inflation in economic development / Geoffrey Maynard University college of Wales, Cardiff (The Johns Hopkins university), 87 -- The structural crisis in Argentina and its prospects of solution / Raul perish the economic commission for Latin America, 104 -- Part III. Case studies in economic development -- Mexico's economic growth: prospects and problems / Alfredo Navarrete, Jr. Nacional financiera de México, 127 -- Progress, planning, and policy in Puerto Rico / Alvin Mayne Puerto Rico planning board, 141 -- Economic growth, development, and planning in socialist countries / Rudolf Bicanic University of Zagreb, Yugoslavia (the university of Texas), 171 -- The prospects of Indian economic growth / Bert F. Hoselitz University of Chicago, 191 -- Part IV. Commentaries -- Comments on Professor Goodrich´s paper / Clarence E. Ayres The University of Texas, Murray E. Polakoff The University of Texas, 211 -- Comments on Professor Kuznets' paper / J. Herschel Coffee West Texas state college, Eastin Nelson The University of Texas, 220 -- Comments on Professor Higgins' paper / Clarence H. Danhof Tulane University, Richard Allen Labarge Southern Methodist University, 228 -- Comments on professor singer's paper / Troy J. Cauley Indiana University (the university of texas), Alfred F. Chalk Agricultural and mechanical college of Texas, 235 -- Comments on professor Maynard´s Paper / Stephen L. McDonald Louisiana state university, Carey C. Thompson The University of Texas, 242 -- Comments on dr. Navarrete's paper / Robert Cuba Jones Mexican institute of economic research, George King Lewis University of Wichita, 249 -- Comments on Mr. Mayne's paper / Calvin Patton Blair The University of Texas, Julian S. Duncan University of New Mexico, 256 -- Comments on professor bicanic's paper / Morris A. Copeland Cornell University, Nicolas Spulber Indiana University, 264 -- Comments on professor hoselitz' paper / Alexander Eckstein Harvard University, Walter C. Neale Yale University, 270 -- Index, 279.