Poverty and Development Division
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last updated : 28 December 2001

Development Planning in a Market Economy
(LDC series no. 6, 2001)

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Contents

Preface


PART ONE


I. ROLE OF HUMAN CAPITAL IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SOME MYTHS AND REALITIES

A. Background
B. Human capital and economic development
C.Gestation period for human capital investments
D.Concluding remarks
References

II. THE PLANNING PROCESS IN CAMBODIA

A.Background
B.Poverty
C.The national planning process in Cambodia
D.Planning by the Ministry
References


PART TWO
COUNTRY STUDIES

III. PLANNING FOR EXPORT LED GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA

A. Theoretical approach
B. Strategy and pattern of the Republic of Korea's industrialization
C. Development of the Republic of Korea's industries
D.Changes in the industrial environment and future industrial policy

IV. INTEGRATION OF POVERTY ALLEVIATION AND SOCIAL SECTOR DEVELOPMENT INTO THE PLANNING PROCESS OF BANGLADESH

A. Review of past planned development of Bangladesh
B. The Fifth Five-Year Plan of Bangladesh (1997-2002)
C. Poverty alleviation and the Fifth Plan
D. Pro-poor growth strategy of the Fifth Plan
E. Social sector developoment and the Fifth Plan
F. Concluding remarks
References

V. INTEGRATION OF POVERTY ALLEVIATION AND SOCIAL SECTOR DEVELOPMENT INTO THE PLANNING PROCESS OF THAILAND

A. Emphases of past national economic and social development plans and the integration of poverty alleviation and social sector development concerns
B. Current poverty alleviation policy
C. Current social sector development policy
D. Conclusion
References

VI. MALAYSIAN EXPERIENCES OF MONITORING IN DEVELOPMENT PLANNING

A. Development planning in Malaysia
B. The development programme cycle
C. Project monitoring system
D. Conclusion

List of Tables

Table I.1.Per capital expenditures on education and health sectors (in US$), 1970 and 2000
Table II.1.Preparation of the Socio-economic Development Plan
Table II.2.Preparation of the Public Investment Programme
Table II.3.Constraints to effective preparation and implementation of the Socio-economic Development Plan
Table III.1.Economic achievements of the Republic of Korea in the 1960s
Table III.2.Share of investment in heavy and chemical industries to manufacturing industries in the 1970s
Table III.3.Changes of industrial structure in the 1970s
Table III.4.Changes of export structure in the 1980s
Table III.5.Changes of manufacturing structure in the 1990s
Table IV.1.Sectoral allocation of the First Five-Year Plan of Bangladesh, 1973-1978
Table IV.2.Sectoral allocation of Two-Year Plan of Bangladesh, 1978-1980
Table IV.3.Sectoral allocation of Second Five-Year Plan of Bangladesh, 1980-1985
Table IV.4.Sectoral allocation of the Third Five-Year Plan of Bangladesh, 1985-1990
Table IV.5.Public sector allocation and expenditure during the Fourth Plan (at 1989/1990 prices)
Table IV.6.Public sector outlay for the Fifth Plan of Bangladesh, 1997-2002
Table IV.7.Recent incidence in poverty of Bangladesh, 1996-1999
Table IV.8.Trends in per capita private consumption and foodgrain availability, 1991-1999
Table IV.9.Real wage rate indices, 1991-1998 (1967-1970 = 100)
Table IV.10.Average wage rate of agriculture labour of Bangladesh (1990/1991=100)
Table IV.11.Dependence on external resource, GDP target and actual increase of Bangladesh
Table V.1.Economic and social environment of each Development Plan
Table V.2.Basic minimum need indicators for rural areas during 1990-1998

List of figures

Figure I.1.GNP per capita income (in US$), 1999
Figure I.2.GNP per capita income (in US$), 1966
Figure I.3.Total literacy rate, 1960 and 1998
Figure I.4.Life expectancy at birth, 1960 and 1999
Figure V.1.Relation between Gini coefficient and real per capita income
Figure V.2.Relation between poverty incidence and real per capita income
Figure VI.1.PIE concept in project management
Figure VI.2.Implementation coordination machinery (Directive No.1)

List of annexes

Annex IV.1.Basic data of Bangladesh
Annex IV.2.Annual Development Programme (ADP) Allocation and utilization in social sector of Bangladesh
Annex IV.3.Non-government organizations (NGOs) in Bangladesh


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