Development economics : theory and practice
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Development economics : theory and practice
Routledge, 2021
2nd ed
- : hbk
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"First edition published by Routledge in 2016"--T.p. verso
Includes bibliographical references and index
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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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