REFLECTIONS ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
The Selected Essays of Michael P. Todaro
Published on 1. January 1995
Book
Hardback
528 pages
978-1-85898-073-7 (ISBN)
Description
Michael P. Todaro's pioneering work on economic development has been noted for its openness to new forms of analysis, fresh methods of perceiving economic behaviour and the consideration of the complex array of 'non-economic' variables that assume such significance in the economic life of developing nations.Reflections on Economic Development brings together a collection of Professor Todaro's most significant essays focused on a wide range of topics in economic development including rural - urban migration, international legal and illegal migration, population growth, technological change, education, the environment and ethics.
Insightful, informative and stimulating, this collection will be welcomed by all those interested in the broad contribution made by this leading development economist.
Insightful, informative and stimulating, this collection will be welcomed by all those interested in the broad contribution made by this leading development economist.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cheltenham
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-85898-073-7 (9781858980737)
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Person
Michael P. Todaro, Professor of Economics, New York University and Senior Associate, Research Division of The Population Council, US
Content
Part 1 Urbanization and migration - internal and international: urbanization, rural-urban migration and urban unemployment; international migration - legal and illegal. Part 2 Education, technology and development: education and development; technology and development. Part 3 Population growth, the environment and development: population growth; environment and development. Part 4 Ethics and the meaning of development.