Development economics : theory and practice
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Bibliographic Information
Development economics : theory and practice
Routledge, 2021
2nd ed
- : pbk
Available at 29 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Accompanied by resources on the companion website (www.routledge.com/cw/dejanvry)
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Chapter dedicated to the history of development economics thought, which is integral to a student fully understanding the evolution of development economics (and which is absent from most other texts) // Authored by two of the biggest names in development economics globally. // Includes extensive discussions on data and studies using the randomized control trial approach, which is widely used in development research nowadays // Each chapter contains "take-home messages"; boxes; "concepts seen in this chapter"; review questions and a reference list // Companion website with policy briefs, extra study questions, further reading suggestions, Excel exercises and Stata exercises
Table of Contents
- 1. What is Development? Indicators and Issues
- 2. The State of Development
- 3. History of Thought in Development Economics
- 4. Impact Evaluation of Development Policies and Programs
- 5. Poverty and Vulnerability Analysis
- 6. Inequality and Inequity
- 7. International Trade and Industrialization Strategies
- 8. Explaining Economic Growth: The Macro Level
- 9. Exchange Rate Policies and Development
- 10. The Economics of Farm Households
- 11. Population and Development
- 12. Labor and Migration
- 13. Financial Services for The Poor
- 14. Social Programs and Targeting
- 15. Sustainable Development and The Environment
- 16 Common Property Resources and Determinants of Cooperation
- 17. Human Capital: Education and Health
- 18. Agriculture for Development
- 19. Development Aid and Its Effectiveness
- 20. Institutional Innovations and Development
- 21. Political Economy and The Role of The State
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