TY  - BOOK
AU  - Meier, Gerald M., ed.
AU  - Rauch, James E., ed.
TI  - Leading issues in economic development
SN  - 9780195179606
U1  - 338.9 
PY  - 2005///
CY  - New Delhi
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Economic development
KW  - Developing countries
KW  - Economic history
N1  - 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
ER  -