Growth & development with special reference to developing economies

Author(s)

• Thirlwall, A. P.

Bibliographic Information

Growth & development with special reference to developing economies

A.P. Thirlwall

Palgrave Macmillan, 2006

8th ed

• : pbk

Note

Bibliography: p. 615-644

Includes indexes

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

ISBN 9781403996008

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 rigor. The focus is on macroeconomic issues with unique chapters on the history of economic thought, project appraisal and input-output analysis, with 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.

Volume

: pbk ISBN 9781403996015

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.

Table of Contents

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

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Details

• NCID: BA74585480
• ISBN:
  • 1403996008
  • 1403996016
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Basingstoke
• Pages/Volumes: xxx, 685 p.
• Size: 25 cm