Leading issues in economic development/
Leading issues in economic development/
edited by Gerald M. Meier, James E. Rauch
- 8th ed.
- New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2005.
- xvii, 650 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Introduction. Measuring development --
Econommic performance of less developed countries : the recent past --
The discipline of development economics --
Historical perspective --
Savings and investment --
International trade and technology transfer. Trade --
Foreign contact and technology transfer --
Human resources. Education --
Population --
Health and nutrition --
Gender and development --
Migration and the urban informal sector --
Agriculture. The importance of agriculture for economic development --
Designing an agricultural strategy --
Microeconomics of the rural sector --Agricultural pricing policy and urban bias --
Income distribution. The impact of development on income distribution --
The impact of income distribution on development --
Case studies --
Political economy. The (proper) role of the state in less developed countries --
Rent seeking and government failure --
State capacity --
Development and the economy.
9780195179606
Economic development
Developing countries
Economic history
338.9 / MEI/L
Introduction. Measuring development --
Econommic performance of less developed countries : the recent past --
The discipline of development economics --
Historical perspective --
Savings and investment --
International trade and technology transfer. Trade --
Foreign contact and technology transfer --
Human resources. Education --
Population --
Health and nutrition --
Gender and development --
Migration and the urban informal sector --
Agriculture. The importance of agriculture for economic development --
Designing an agricultural strategy --
Microeconomics of the rural sector --Agricultural pricing policy and urban bias --
Income distribution. The impact of development on income distribution --
The impact of income distribution on development --
Case studies --
Political economy. The (proper) role of the state in less developed countries --
Rent seeking and government failure --
State capacity --
Development and the economy.
9780195179606
Economic development
Developing countries
Economic history
338.9 / MEI/L