Eastern intellectuals and western solutions: follower syndrame in Asia

By:

Joon-Chien, Doh

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New Delhi; Vikas; 1980Description: 156 pSubject(s):

Economic development

DDC classification:

338.9 JOO

Summary: This book discusses the frequent failure of Asian intellectuals, arising out of their being deeply influenced by western methodology and concepts, to correctly analyse and formulate solutions for national problems. It is the author's contention that, even during the "post-colonial" era, an influential groups of "intellectually colonized" Asians has emerged-persons who are knowledgeable about the west but ignorant about Asia; persons whose chief concern is with importing Western technology and practices, rather than with utilizing local, and more easily available, resources. Programmes of development devised by such intellectuals have not proved equally beneficial to all; the poor continue to suffer. Substantial data about household income in India, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippines and Thailand are quoted to demonstrate this.

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This book discusses the frequent failure of Asian intellectuals, arising out of their being deeply influenced by western methodology and concepts, to correctly analyse and formulate solutions for national problems.
It is the author's contention that, even during the "post-colonial" era, an influential groups of "intellectually colonized" Asians has emerged-persons who are knowledgeable about the west but ignorant about Asia; persons whose chief concern is with importing Western technology and practices, rather than with utilizing local, and more easily available, resources.
Programmes of development devised by such intellectuals have not proved equally beneficial to all; the poor continue to suffer. Substantial data about household income in India, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippines and Thailand are quoted to demonstrate this.

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