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