Authoritarianism and Undsdevdopmenl

PlMing Bodd pEpes the lid nvey.d pld.6r Under ihb agren.n! th€
H.R.rd Advi$ry ctulp llaltcd mrting on dE pEp&&,lion of tle firsr fi!+yd
pl& ir AFil 1954, which wa mde public in May 1956, cvisd in April 1957
ad findizd in M.y 1958. KnoM 6 the mdieslroke ofcconomic plming,
David Bell, ! k y adviF. of $c HAG Eveal€d thlr it *6 b6ed on 'b6:r
gu.$es, idle sp€culation and {ishfin thinking a tadendk of €pit lis."
ICnodrg dc Fal prcblm of 'l@
lovcny, 'tlE pnesllmd of dw.lopmot
plm.rs w€re nor coftm.d with eomoelric mod€ls' and ls *i1h
'econonic policy fomulatior or &@r prcjccl apprdsd'.to P.ople ofPakislan
had to pay a h6vy pri@ for tbeir .ligmdr with th. erld dd ils
'Elklodd
M.onic nod€I. Slo*ly @d gr.dually th. mjor politrcd pany, lh. MElio
Leguc staied loGing iis crip over si!|. polic'.s Ed b€.de hostlge b
coMative fo@s of n o{olonialkm.
Despit the *vcrc shoflagc in fdd.eraim s a rcaull of th. six-yed
dewlopnert Fogtm lawb€d in l95l a.d abddoncd in 1951, polici6 drd Nt
chege in tavor ofag'icultur duinS th€ FiEt FiveYed Pld prcpaGd wilh su€h
athui@. Th. draft ple of de fiEt ficy6 pbFs.d lad .tfolm including
eilings of 150 acr€s, 300 &6 dd 450 er.s Esp@tiwly for iri8A':d, mi.
iri8atcd ed .on.irigatcd ldds, it, how€vd, left ils final appreval subj.cl to
nmhr srudy. ?r b this pl6 paiod rbe food-gain outpul ircBls€d ar d Mud
I Sc Cars. Rcn, rd" E Mr6 dz E$tm Sridia: ,198 dchase b Soat ,li4
trJrlr 970 (o:ford Orfo.d U i ivdit P!.$, l93t
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