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National Development Planning Revisited

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  • Russell L. Ackoff

    (University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

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We argue that the principal obstructions to national development of less-than-well-developed countries are cultural, not economic or technological. Furthermore, such countries tend to mistake activity for change, and self-imposed constraints for ones that are externally imposed. We propose concepts of development and planning that are intended to overcome these obstacles. The concepts involve an idealized redesign of the system planned for by all those who will be affected by it. A means for launching such a planning effort—a crusade for development—is suggested.

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  • Russell L. Ackoff, 1977. "National Development Planning Revisited," Operations Research, INFORMS, vol. 25(2), pages 207-218, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:oropre:v:25:y:1977:i:2:p:207-218
    DOI: 10.1287/opre.25.2.207
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    1. Mingers, John, 2011. "Soft OR comes of age--but not everywhere!," Omega, Elsevier, vol. 39(6), pages 729-741, December.
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    3. Arnold Reisman & Muhittin Oral, 2005. "Soft Systems Methodology: A Context Within a 50-Year Retrospective of OR/MS," Interfaces, INFORMS, vol. 35(2), pages 164-178, April.
    4. Julie M. Kapp & Eduardo J. Simoes & Anne DeBiasi & Steven J. Kravet, 2017. "A Conceptual Framework for a Systems Thinking Approach to US Population Health," Systems Research and Behavioral Science, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 34(6), pages 686-698, November.
    5. M W Kirby, 2003. "The intellectual journey of Russell Ackoff: from OR apostle to OR apostate," Journal of the Operational Research Society, Palgrave Macmillan;The OR Society, vol. 54(11), pages 1127-1140, November.

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