Subject 3 — Government Organization for Economic Development
| Date | 01 December 1961 |
| Author | Udo Krauthausen,Giuseppino Treves,Milorad Vuckovic,M. Raspé |
| DOI | 10.1177/002085236102700419 |
| Published date | 01 December 1961 |
| Subject Matter | Articles |
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be examined from several angles, e.g. the use
a survey to the developing countries which
of modern information media such as radio
would be better able, as a result, to select
and television, relations with the press,
whichever of the various systems would suit
surveys of public opinion, the organization of
them best.
Moreover, generally, from the
the public relations office, and the public
point of view of information on administrative
relations training of civil servants.
sciences, the survey might also lead to due
appraisal of the value of official publications,
The General Rapporteur, in her final sta-
whose number, quality and scope were every-
tement, spoke of the possible value of such
where constantly increasing.
Subject 3 — Government Organization for Economic Development.
Chairmen : Mr. Milorad Vuckovic (Yugoslavia)
(meetings held on 12 and 14 September)
and Mr. Udo Krauthausen (Federal Republic of Germany)
(meeting held on 13 September)
General Rapporteur : Mr. Giuseppino Treves (Italy)
Minute-Writer : Miss M. Raspé (Belgium)
In view of the complexity of the subject,
studied, but without establishing any rigid
the Working Group decided that, in addition
classification. All value judgements should be
to
its public meetings, private interviews
excluded from it, apart from technical ap-
would be arranged between the National
praisals.
Rapporteurs present and the General Rap-
The delegates of the following countries
porteur.
briefly outlined the government organization
It was thus possible to restrict the agenda
for economic development in Austria Chile,
of the public meetings to problems of general
Denmark, France, Germany (Federal Re-
interest, such as terminology (which was
public), Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ne-
highly important for this subject), the main
therlands, Pakistan, Portugal, Spain, Sudan,
lines on which the general report should be
Switzerland, United Arab Republic, United
prepared for the 1962 Congress, and descrip-
States, and Yugoslavia.
tions of the position in a series of countries
Most of the above
represented
countries, as also Ethio-
at the meetings.
pia, Finland, Greece, Japan, Norway, Poland,
General agreement was reached concerning
Puerto Rico, Sweden, Turkey, and Viet-Nam
terminology, and the subject more accurately
had sent written replies to the questionnaire
defined.
circulated by IIAS for the Round Table.
Thus, the notion of « economic develop-
The replies and statements showed that
ment was taken in the widest sense which
all Governments...
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