Essentials of Development Economics, Third Edition
3rd Edition
Published on 18. August 2020
376 pages
978-0-520-97504-0 (ISBN)
Description
Written to provide students with the critical tools and approaches used by development economists, Essentials of Development Economics represents an alternative approach to traditional textbooks on the subject. Compact and less expensive than other textbooks for undergraduate development economics courses, Essentials of Development Economics offers a broad overview of key topics and methods in the field. Its fourteen easy-to-read chapters introduce cutting-edge research and present best practices and state-of-the-art methods. By mastering the material in this time-tested book, students will have the conceptual grounding needed to move on to more advanced development economics courses.
This new edition includes:
This new edition includes:
- updated references to international development policy process and goals
- substantial updates to several chapters with new and revised material to make the text both current and policy relevant
- replacement of several special features with new ones featuring widely cited studies
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J. Edward Taylor | Travis J. Lybbert
Essentials of Development Economics, Third Edition
Book
08/2020
3rd Edition
University of California Press
€52.00
Shipment within 10-20 days
J. Edward Taylor | Travis J. Lybbert
Essentials of Development Economics, Third Edition
Book
08/2020
3rd Edition
University of California Press
€99.04
Shipment within 10-20 days
Persons
J. Edward Taylor is Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics at UC Davis and Fellow of the AAEA and AAAS. His research focuses on modeling impacts of development policies on households and local economies in poor countries, international migration, labor, and natural resource conservation.
Travis J. Lybbert is Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics at UC Davis and an affiliate of the Center for Effective Global Action at UC Berkeley. His research focuses on topics ranging from poverty dynamics, risk, innovation and technology adoption to nutrition, microfinance, and hope and aspirations.
Travis J. Lybbert is Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics at UC Davis and an affiliate of the Center for Effective Global Action at UC Berkeley. His research focuses on topics ranging from poverty dynamics, risk, innovation and technology adoption to nutrition, microfinance, and hope and aspirations.
Content
List of Sidebars
List of Figures and Tables
1. What Development Economics Is All About
2. What Works and What Doesn't?
3. Income
4. Poverty
5. Inequality
6. Human Development
7. Growth
8. Institutions
9. Agriculture
10. Structural Transformation
11. Information and Markets
12. Finance
13. International Trade and Globalization
Epilogue
Notes
Index
List of Figures and Tables
1. What Development Economics Is All About
2. What Works and What Doesn't?
3. Income
4. Poverty
5. Inequality
6. Human Development
7. Growth
8. Institutions
9. Agriculture
10. Structural Transformation
11. Information and Markets
12. Finance
13. International Trade and Globalization
Epilogue
Notes
Index
