Leading issues in economic development

Author(s)

• Meier, Gerald M.

Bibliographic Information

Leading issues in economic development

[edited by] Gerald M. Meier

Oxford University Press, 1995

6th ed

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This sixth edition of a widely used textbook for courses in the economics of development has been extensively revised to reflect new changes in the subject and new problems confronting the development community. The editor has culled the most insightful readings from a variety of sources and integrated them into topical structure that includes his on explanatory sections. New to this edition are sections on new growth theory, new institutional economics and problems of imperfect information and incomplete markets, the environment, recent experience with policy reform, and political economy as related to governance. The readings provide a wide range of viewpoints not found in standard textbooks.

Table of Contents

The Challenge of Development. Thinking About Development. Dualistic Development. Domestic Financing of Development. External Financing of Development. Human Resources. Industrialization and Agriculture. Trade and Development. Markets, Government, and Policy

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Details

• NCID: BA2450564X
• ISBN:
  • 0195071808
• LCCN: 94013649
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York ; Tokyo
• Pages/Volumes: xx, 591 p.
• Size: 26 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : HD82
  • DC19 : 338.9
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Economic development