Comprehensive Report Economic and Engineering Development of Burma: Prepared for the Government of the Union of Burma; Volume I Introduction; Economics and Administration; Agriculture and Irrigation; Transportation [with] Volume II Telecommunications; Power; Industry [Two Volume set]

[New York]: Knappen Tippetts Abbett McCarthy Engineers, [1953]. First Edition. Two Volume Set, published in association with Pierce Management, Inc. and Robert R. Nathan Assocites, Inc. Two Quarto volumes (29cm); green leatherette boards with titling stamped in gilt on spines and front covers; xvi,[2],3-491,[1]pp; [x],495-841,[3]pp; black-and-white and colorful illustrations throughout both volumes, with Volume I having 13 fold-out chart illustrations and 47 fold-out map illustrations, and Volume II having 10 fold-out chart illustrations and 13 fold-out map illustrations. Volume I has light shelf-soil to covers and edges of textblock, with trace residue between fold-out charts before p.209; Very Good+. Volume II has trace soil to covers and edges of textblock; Very Good+.

In 1951 the United States started to formally plan to provide aid for Burma to encourage its non-Communist government following WWII, and this text provides a detailed plan largely focused on improving the support of agriculture, transportation, and industry. [87807].