Leading issues in economic development / [edited by] Gerald M. Meier, James E. Rauch.
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TextLanguage: English Publication details: New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.Edition: 7th edDescription: xviii, 578 p. : ill ; 25.5 cmISBN: - 9780195115895
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
This textbook for undergraduate and graduate courses in economic development covers a variety of issues: historical perspectives, investment, international trade, human resources, agriculture, migration and other topics.
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