How misleading were the analytical frameworks of the late sixties about Asian development. Gunnar Myrdal got the Nobel prize in economics later on. This reference is very useful for teaching purposes, to show how modest one must remain when analyzing development issues, and how important it is to get rid of an excessive influence of Eurocentric outdated conceptual frameworks. I am happy I went back to this book I knew in my student's days. Jean-Paul Azam, professor of economics.