Growth and Development
With Special Reference to Developing Economies
8th Edition
Published on 4. February 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
688 pages
978-1-4039-9601-5 (ISBN)
Description
For over thirty years, this classic text has offered students a comprehensive overview of the economic aspects of growth and development which is clearly written without sacrificing rigour. The focus is on macroeconomic issues with unique chapters on the history of economic thought, project appraisal and input-output analysis and extensive material on growth theory and the growth process in developing countries. Mini case examples and numerous statistics support the theory, while discussion questions and weblinks encourage student reflection.
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Edition
8th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Gordonsville
United States
Publishing group
Palgrave USA
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
83 figures, 62 tables
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 189 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-4039-9601-5 (9781403996015)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition
Book
12/2002
7th Edition
Palgrave Macmillan
€43.32
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Content
Preface - PART 1: DEVELOPMENT AND UNDERDEVELOPMENT - The Study of Economic Development - The Development Gap and the Measurement of Poverty - The Characteristics of Underdevelopment and Structural Change - Theories of Economic Growth: Why Growth Rates Differ Between Countries - PART 2: FACTORS IN THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS - Land, Labour and Agriculture - Capital and Technical Progress - PART 3: OBSTACLES TO DEVELOPMENT - Dualism, Centre-Periphery Models and the Process of Cumulative Causation - Population and Development - PART 4: THE ROLE OF THE STATE, THE ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND CHOICE OF TECHNIQUES - Resource Allocation in Developing Countries: The Market Mechanism and the Role of the State - Project Appraisal, Social Cost-Benefit Analysis and Shadow Wages - Development and the Environment - The Choice of Techniques - Input-Output Analysis - PART 5: FINANCING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - Financing Development from Domestic Resources - Foreign Assistance, Debt and Development - PART 6: INTERNATIONAL TRADE, THE BALANCE OF PAYMENTS AND DEVELOPMENT - Trade and Development - The Balance of Payments, International Monetary Assistance and Development - References and Further Reading - Index