From classical economics to development economics

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From classical economics to development economics

edited by Gerald M. Meier

Macmillan , St. Martin's Press, 1994

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

Most development economists are versed only in the post-World War II period of their subject. But economic growth was a major concern in the 18th century, and colonial economics and policy commanded much attention in the 19th and first half of the 20th centuries. A return to these earlier concerns can now provide present-day development economists with a greater appreciation of the intellectual history of their subject. Even more, such a return might strengthen the conceptual and empirical foundations of the subject. These are this book's objectives.

Table of Contents

  • Preface - Notes on the Contributors - Introduction - The 'Progressive State' in Classical Economics
  • G.M.Meier - In Praise of the Classics
  • D.Lall - British Classical Economists and Underdevelopment in India
  • W.Barber - Natural Resources, Vent for Surplus, and the Staples Theory
  • R.Findlay & M.Lundahl - Vent for Surplus, the Subsistence Fund, and the Evolution of Money
  • P.J.Drake - Exports and Economic Growth
  • R.M.Sundrum - Peasant and Plantation in Asia
  • Y.Hayami - Traders and Development
  • P.Bauer & G.M.Meier - Development as a Societal Problem in a Colonial Society
  • W.W.Rostow - From Colonial Economics to Development Economics
  • G.M.Meier - Gamagori: In Retrospect
  • H.W.Arndt - Structural Adjustment Policy: Asian Experience
  • S.Ishikawa - Government and Economic Growth
  • L.G.Reynolds - The Future in Perspective
  • G.M.Meier - Index

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