"...the most stimulating contribution to political and economic discussion made by any academic economist since the war." The Economist
"Imaginative, stimulating statement of the economic goals of technologically underdeveloped nations, and how they can be most effectively achieved, without resort to Communism." The New York Times
"This interesting, well-written and important book projects a new light on various problems and will be much discussed. Its 167 pages of text provide a world history of the last century or two in terms of the stages of economic growth of the principal nations." Financial Times