The State of Development Economics
Published on 6. September 1990
Book
Paperback/Softback
592 pages
978-0-631-17856-9 (ISBN)
Description
This comprehensive book, on the discipline of development economics examines both its progress over the last 20 years, and the current state of the art. It begins with a survey of the major aggregate dimensions of theory development patterns, and the relationship between rich and poor countries, moving on to focus on the different experiences of less developed countries and the micro-dimensions of development. The volume concludes with a reassessment and forward look at the objectives and strategies of development for the 1990s.
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Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
Illustrations
10 figures
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
940 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-631-17856-9 (9780631178569)
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Content
Reflections on development; dependence, development and interdependence; structural transformation - a program of research; trade, development and the state; development economics - what next?; problems, development theory and strategies of Latin America development and trade in historical perspective; dependence, interdependence, and policies - what have we learned?; what has happened to development theory?; development theory, strategies, and problems of Asia; development theory, strategies, and problems of Latin America; development theory, strategies, and problems of Africa; development theory, strategies, and problems of socialist developing economics; population, human capital and development; mobilization of the rural economy; trade, employment and industrial development; financial liberalization in retrospect; labour markets and the household economy; development, welfare, and equity - where do we go from here?; the politics of development policy; the evolution of development policy; trade.factor mobility, and adjustment in a changing world economy; the role of science and technology in development.