Leading Issues in Economic Development
8th Edition
Published on 1. February 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
672 pages
978-0-19-517960-6 (ISBN)
Description
Since 1964, Leading Issues in Economic Development has been a market leading undergraduate development textbook. Reviewers praise the new edition for its explanation of theories and its wide range of references to authors, international organisations and web sites.
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Edition
8th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Undergraduate and graduate students of Development Economics
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
numerous figures & tables
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 178 mm
Thickness: 36 mm
Weight
1243 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-517960-6 (9780195179606)
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Previous edition
Gerald M. Meier
Leading Issues in Economic Development
Book
02/2000
7th Edition
Oxford University Press Inc
€35.89
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Persons
Gerald M. Meier is Konosuke Matsushita Professor Emeritus of International Economics and Policy Analysis at the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University. James Rauch is Professor of Economics at the University of California, San Diego, and Research Associate at the National Bureau for Economic Research.
Content
I. Introduction ; II. Historical Perspective ; III. International Trade and Technology Transfer ; IV. Human Resources ; V. Investment and Finance ; VI. Urbanization and the Informal Sector ; VII. Agriculture ; VIII. Income Distribution ; IX. Political Economy ; X. Development and the Environment