01386nam a2200217Ia 4500 CTU_21493 210402s9999 xx 000 0 und d 338.1 I.79 Ishikawa, Chigeru Agricultural development strategies in Asia : Case studies of the Philippines and Thailand Chigeru Ishikawa Japan Asian Development Bank 1970 The concept of the surplus was developed by Paul Baran in The Political Economy of Growth (1968) as a distinct category of economic analysis. He argued that by examining which classes received the surplus and the manner in which they disposed of it, the forces creating and perpetuating underdevelopment could be understood. His insights on the critical role of class structure and surplus use in underdeveloped countries have never been properly followed up, however, in part because of confusion and inconsistencies in his own presentation. This essay attempts to clarify the concept of the surplus and to show how it can be used, in conjunction with the analysis of class structure, in theoretical and empirical analyses of economic development. Agriculture,Nông nghiệp Southeast Asia,Đông Nam Á Minh, 980110 Trung tâm Học liệu Trường Đại học Cần Thơ