Rev. ed. of: Growth & development, with special reference to developing economies / A.P. Thirlwall. 8th ed.
Machine generated contents note:
PART 1: DEVELOPMENT AND UNDERDEVELOPMENT
The Study of Economic Development
The Development Gap and the Measurement of Poverty
The Characteristics of Underdevelopment and Structural Change
The Role of Institutions in Economic Development
Theories of Economic Growth: Why Growth Rates Differ between Countries
PART 2: FACTORS IN THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS
The Role of Agriculture and Surplus Labour for Industrialisation
Capital Accumulation, Technical Progress and Techniques of Production
PART 3: PERPETUATION OF UNDERDEVELOPMENT
Dualism, Centre-periphery Models and the Process of Cumulative Causation
Population and Development
PART 4: THE ROLE OF THE STATE, THE ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES, AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Resource Allocation in Developing Countries: The Market Mechanism and the Role of the State
Project Appraisal, Social Cost-benefit Analysis and Shadow Wages
Development and the Environment
PART 5: FINANCING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Financing Development from Domestic Resources
Foreign Assistance, Aid, Debt and Development
PART 6: INTERNATIONAL TRADE, THE BALANCE OF PAYMENTS AND DEVELOPMENT
Trade Theory, Trade Policy and Economic Development
The Balance of Payments, International Monetary Assistance and Development
References and Further Reading.
OBNB doesn't sell books, but you may be able to find a copy at one of these websites:
Economics of development : theory and evidence by A. P. Thirlwall. ISBN 9780230222298. Published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2011. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.
