Originally published in 1966, this book provides an intelligent analysis of the problems of economic growth which faced nations that had embarked on the planning of their economies such as the UK, India, Ghana, Sierra Leone and New Zealand.

1.Economic Growth: A Theoretical Outline A.G. Ford 2. Planning for the Growth of an Advanced Industrial Economy: The United Kingdom P.S. Groves 3. Regional Development in the United Kingdom M.J. Pullen 4. Indian Economic Development S.K. Nath 5. The Economic Development of Ghana Walter Birmingham 6. The Economic Development of Sierra Leone Howard Rees 7. New Zealand's Economic Development J. W. Williams. Conclusion. Appendix: World Population Trends Freda Conway.