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An attempt to develop a social and cultural point of view toward the economic development of under-developed countries in Asia as an antidote to the common approaches in terms of capital, technology, and industry. Economic development is primarily a social and a moral question depending ultimately upon people's attitudes. To be successful, it must be accompanied by (1) a sufficient identity of interests with the objectives of economic development, & by (2) a willingness to accept the change which must accompany the economic development. The economist frequently ignores these factors but, especially in Asia, they are essential to the successful development of the under-developed areas. The SE changes which must precede and accompany economic development cannot be ignored but must be considered and accounted for by economic planners. J. E. Hughes.

One of the first of the specialized agencies of the United Nations to become active, the Food and Agriculture Organization has elicited interest beyond the specialized field of agricultural economists. Attempting as it does to solve one of the very basic problems of the world, that of an adequate food supply, the organization represents a significant and hopeful international attempt to create a world in which there may actually exist "freedom from want." The objectives of FAO, as formally expressed in the preamble to the constitution, read as follows:"The nations accepting this constitution being determined to promote the common welfare by furthering separate and collective action on their part for the purpose of raising levels of nutrition and standards of living of the people under their jurisdiction, securing improvements in the efficiency of the production of all food and agricultural products, bettering the conditions of rural populations, and thus contributing toward an expanding world economy, hereby establish the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations."