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.
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Economic development Developing countries Economic history