Current Issues in Development Economics
Published on 2. October 1991
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-0-333-51324-8 (ISBN)
Description
This book brings together discussion of the key contemporary issues in development economics. The chapters are specially written by well known international authors and provide a succinct survey of recent theoretical developments and the analysis of policy prescriptions. The book is written in a clear and accessible style and will provide students with an essential guide to current issues in development economics.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Basingstoke
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Illustrations
17 illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 150 mm
Width: 120 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
376 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-51324-8 (9780333513248)
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Content
Introduction; V.N.Balasubramanyam & S.Lall - The Evolution of Development Economics; J.B.Knight - Institutional and Technical Change in Agriculture; A.J.Rayner & K.A.Ingersent - Achieving Food Security; A.I.MacBean - The Principles of Targeting; T.Besley & R.Kanbur - The Macroeconomics of External Shocks; D.Bevan, P.Collier & J.W.Gunning - Explaining Industrial Success in the Developing World; S.Lall - New Trade Theories and Developing Countries; D.Greenaway - Managing the Debt Legacy: Approaches to Resolution; P.N.Snowden - Economic Development and Services; B.Hindley - Structural Adjustment: a general overview, 1980-89; P.Mosley