World Chronicle 432: Ferdinand van Dam, UN Committee for Development Planning

Michael Littlejohns interviews Ferdinand van Dam, Member of the UN Committee for Development Planning (CDP), for World Chronicle program 432.

• Categories: News & Features / Features / World Chronicle
• Video Length: 00:28:05
• Production Date: 25 April 1991
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: EVGUENI MENKES; FERDINAND VAN DAM; LINDA FASULO; MICHAEL LITTLEJOHNS
• Corporate Name: COMMITTEE FOR DEVELOPMENT PLANNING - CDP
• Subject Topical: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC SITUATION
• Geographic Subject: EASTERN EUROPE
• MAMS Id: 2147981
• Parent Id: 824495

Description

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN EASTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES AND THE SOVIET UNION

Ferdinand van Dam of the United Nations Committee for Development Planning reviews the overall world economic situation. Professor van Dam suggests avoiding the shock approach to achieve fast economic reform in Eastern European countries and the Soviet Union. The transformation of centrally planned into decentralized market economies, he says could be achieved by the step by step method starting with the easy sectors of the economy.

• Scripts: File; 432_935.pdf (36.19 KB)