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The concept of development, its goals, roles and application to the third world countries is the title of an article by Dr.gholam reza taleghani .
He defines the general concept of development as a
gradual and structured change and from a preliminary
stage to a more advanced and complex system. The process of development Involve all facets of national life. In general the conceptual objectives of development can be summarized as follow.
1- To increase performance and productivity.
2- To establish equality and justice in using the national income, public services, and of productive opportunities. 3-To create genuine employment.
4- To enhance self confidence in performance and
creative decisron making.
S- To encourage people's participation in reconstruction and development.
6- To insure efficient management of resources namely, land, water, forests, and other natural resources. The
author
further explains the main features




of
development and differences between the concepts of growth and development.