The correct answer is (b). Gunnar Myrdal was a Swedish economist, sociologist, and politician. He was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1974 for his work on the economics of developing countries. His most famous work is the book “The Asian Drama: An Inquiry into the Poverty of Nations”, which was published in 1968. The book is a comprehensive study of the economic development of Asia, and it is considered to be one of the most important works on the subject.
Option (a), Akshaykumar R. Desai, is an Indian economist who has written extensively on the economics of developing countries. However, he is not the author of the book “The Asian Drama”.
Option (c), R. Aron, was a French sociologist and philosopher. He is best known for his work on the sociology of knowledge and the sociology of religion. He is not the author of the book “The Asian Drama”.
Option (d), Daniel Lerner, was an American political scientist who is best known for his work on modernization theory. He is not the author of the book “The Asian Drama”.