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Author Cairncross, A. K

Title Factors in Economic Development
Published Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013

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Description 1 online resource (349 pages)
Series Routledge Library Editions: Development
Routledge library editions. Development.
Contents Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Original Title Page; Original Copyright Page; Dedication; PREFACE; Table of Contents; PART I: THE SETTING; 1. The Poverty of Nations; 2. The Economics of 1984; PART II: INVESTMENT, TECHNICAL PROGRESS AND DEVELOPMENT; 3. The Contribution of Foreign and Domestic Capital to Economic Development; 4. The Place of Capital in Economic Progress; 5. Investment and Growth; 6. The Capital-Output Ratio; 7. Capital Formation in the Take-off; 8. The Stages of Economic Growth; 9. The Investment League; 10. Banking in Developing Countries
11. Migration of TechnologyPART III: TRADE; 12. Patterns of Trade and Development; 13. International Trade and Economic Development; 14. World Trade in Manufactures since 1900; 15. Organization for European Economic Co-operation; PART IV: ADMINISTRATION AND PLANNING; 16. On Being an Economic Adviser; 17. The Work of the Economic Development Institute; 18. A Visit to Moscow; 19. Programmes as Instruments of Co-ordination; 20. Economic Schizophrenia
Summary First published in 1961, this work is a compendium of essays written by esteemed economist Sir Alexander Cairncross, pertaining to the theme of economic development. A wide cross-section of factors are taken into account in this extensive collection of articles, amongst which are the importance of investment and technical progress; trade; administration and planning; and the role of education
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Subject Economic development.
economic development.
Economic development
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780203838549
0203838548