One Hundred Countries, Two Billion People: The Dimensions of Development

by Robert S. McNamara

Hardcover 1973 140p. 8.25X 5.70X0.70 The Dimensions of Development. The Task of Development. Major Development Problems...

140 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 1973

About the author

Robert Strange McNamara (June 9, 1916 – July 6, 2009) was an American business executive and the eighth Secretary of Defense, serving from 1961 to 1968 under Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson, during which time he played a large role in escalating the United States involvement in the Vietnam War. Following that, he served as President of the World Bank from 1968 to 1981. McNamara was responsible for the institution of systems analysis in public policy, which developed into the discipline known today as policy analysis. McNamara consolidated intelligence and logistics functions of the Pentagon into two centralized agencies: the Defense Intelligence Agency and the Defense Supply Agency.

Prior to public service, McNamara was one of the "Whiz Kids" who helped rebuild Ford Motor Company after World War II, and briefly served as Ford's President before becoming Secretary of Defense. A group of advisors he brought to the Pentagon inherited the "Whiz Kids" moniker.

McNamara remains the longest serving Secretary of Defense at over seven years.

Reviews

[Ben Sweezy]

Emily gave me this. I saw it on her shelf long ago and she never read it, so it became my Christmas gift. I look forward to McNamara's perspective on not bombing people.

This may, however, just be payback for that Irish Slang book I got her.