Description |
xviii, 578 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
Contents |
Introduction. Measuring development -- Econonmic 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 |
Notes |
Previous ed.: 1995 |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
English |
Subject |
Economic development.
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Author |
Meier, Gerald M.
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Rauch, James E.
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LC no. |
99059308 |
ISBN |
0195115899 paperback alkaline paper |
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