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Economic development, research and development, policy making: Some converging views
Author(s) -
Hirschman Albert O.,
Lindblom Charles E.
Publication year - 1962
Publication title -
behavioral science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.371
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1099-1743
pISSN - 0005-7940
DOI - 10.1002/bs.3830070206
Subject(s) - harmony (color) , management science , order (exchange) , plan (archaeology) , development (topology) , process management , development plan , economics , computer science , economic system , engineering ethics , operations management , operations research , risk analysis (engineering) , business , engineering , mathematics , art , mathematical analysis , archaeology , finance , visual arts , history , civil engineering
Order, harmony, planning, method, comprehensive understanding—these qualities, it is almost universally agreed, are necessary and invaluable for any organized effort. But are they? The authors of this paper are persuaded that an unbalanced economy may be more productive and quicker to develop than a balanced one, that a carefully thought‐out plan of research may be a hindrance rather than a help in achieving the desired goal, and that sometimes it may be easier to solve a problem if it is not fully understood.