Author Description

In this volume the author attempts to answer the question - What is the general formula for development? This is achieved by examining three countries, Japan, Taiwan and Singapore, which have moved from the status of "underdeveloped" to "developed". He begins by discussing and appraising the concepts of development, the problems and attempts in measuring development, and the desirability and costs of development. Professor Lim then proposes his own general theory of development and underdevelopment, which he terms the EGOIN Theory. The autho considers the role of the Government and bureaucracy in the development process and evaluates the various theories that are available, including the Classical Theory, the Marxist Theory, the Capital Theory, the Schumpeterian Theory, the Blissful and Vicious Circle Theories, the Dependency School and the Growth Centre Theory, against his own EGOIN Theory. Case studies using the three example countries support the author's own EGOIN Theory.