Economic development

By: Nafziger, E. WayneContributor(s): Nafziger, E. WayneMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, c2006Edition: 4th edDescription: xxiv, 846 p. : illISBN: 0521829666 (hardcover); 9780521829663 (hardcover)Subject(s): Income distribution | Economic developmentDDC classification: 338.9 Online resources: Click here to access online | Click here to access online | Click here to access online
Contents:
pt. I. Principles and concepts of development -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The meaning and measurement of economic development -- 3. Economic development in historical perspective -- 4. Characteristics and institutions of developing countries -- 5. Theories of economic development -- pt. II. Poverty alleviation and income distribution -- 6. Poverty, malnutrition, and income inequality -- 7. Rural poverty and agricultural transformation -- pt. III. Factors of growth -- 8. Population and development -- 9. Employment, migration, and urbanization -- 10. Education, health, and human capital -- 11. Capital formation, investment choice, information technology, and technical progress -- 12. Entrepreneurship, organization, and innovation -- 13. Natural resources and the environment : toward sustainable development -- pt. IV. The macroeconomics and international economics of development -- 14. Monetary, fiscal, and incomes policy and inflation -- 15. Balance of payments, aid, and foreign investment -- 16. The external debt and financial crises -- 17. International trade -- pt. V. Development strategies -- 18. Development planning and policymaking : the state and the market -- 19. Stabilization, adjustment, reform, and privatization.
Summary: In this fourth edition of his textbook, E. Wayne Nafziger analyzes the economic development of Asia, Africa, Latin America, and East-Central Europe. The treatment is suitable for students who have taken a basic college course in the principles of economics. This comprehensive and clearly written text explains the growth in real income per person and income disparities within and among developing countries. The text is replete with real-world examples. The guide to the readings, through bibliography as well as Web sites with links to development resources, makes the book useful for students writing research papers
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Revised edition of: The economics of developing countries.

pt. I. Principles and concepts of development --
1. Introduction --
2. The meaning and measurement of economic development --
3. Economic development in historical perspective --
4. Characteristics and institutions of developing countries --
5. Theories of economic development --
pt. II. Poverty alleviation and income distribution --
6. Poverty, malnutrition, and income inequality --
7. Rural poverty and agricultural transformation --
pt. III. Factors of growth --
8. Population and development --
9. Employment, migration, and urbanization --
10. Education, health, and human capital --
11. Capital formation, investment choice, information technology, and technical progress --
12. Entrepreneurship, organization, and innovation --
13. Natural resources and the environment : toward sustainable development --
pt. IV. The macroeconomics and international economics of development --
14. Monetary, fiscal, and incomes policy and inflation --
15. Balance of payments, aid, and foreign investment --
16. The external debt and financial crises --
17. International trade --
pt. V. Development strategies --
18. Development planning and policymaking : the state and the market --
19. Stabilization, adjustment, reform, and privatization.

In this fourth edition of his textbook, E. Wayne Nafziger analyzes the economic development of Asia, Africa, Latin America, and East-Central Europe. The treatment is suitable for students who have taken a basic college course in the principles of economics. This comprehensive and clearly written text explains the growth in real income per person and income disparities within and among developing countries. The text is replete with real-world examples. The guide to the readings, through bibliography as well as Web sites with links to development resources, makes the book useful for students writing research papers

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