Occam, Francis Bacon and the transformation of Zambian society

Binsbergen, W.M.J. (1977)

Article / Letter to editor

Review of Robert H. Bates, Rural Responses to Industrialization: A Study of Village Zambia, New Haven & London, 1976. Even though this book is important because it is a major step towards asking the right questions concerning the transformation of Central-African society, the reviewer argues that most of Bates' answers to the emerging questions are wrong. Sections: Introduction - Structure and method - Tribute to Francis Bacon: Bates' quantitative analysis - Occam and the limits of income maximalization - Conclusion: towards an alternative. Notes, tables

• Rural
• Zambia
• Zambia; industrial development; rural areas

• All authors: Binsbergen, W.M.J.
• Date: 1977
• Journal: Cultures et developpement
• Volume: 9
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 489 - 520