During the past one decade or so there has been a drama¬tic shift in perceptions of deve¬lopment possibilities in nation¬al economies. Moved by the substantial deterioration in the living standards of the majo¬rity of the population despite improvements at a purely aggregate level, decision¬-makers, both at international and national forums, have started concentrating on change in the structure of the economy with a view to identi¬fying the potential beneficiar¬ies of alternative development scenarios. Income distribution, employment generation, pover¬ty levels and the like have come to stay with the resear¬chers and policy-makers as major preoccupations.
Nov-Dec 1981, volume 6, No 3