Economic Development
(häftad)av Michael P Todaro
- Format:
- Häftad (paperback)
- Utgiven:
- 2008-04-01
- Språk:
- Engelska
Combining accessible theory, relevant policy issues, and the latest data and research
Economic Development presents theory in the context of policy debates, so you see how theory and applied studies relate to the problems and prospects of developing countries. In the Tenth Edition, the authorsintegrate new discussions of recent thinking in areas such as environmental resources, gender, governance, inequality and poverty, and microfinance.
Todaro and Smith provide:
Theory and applied studies in context with real-world, country-specific examples.
Relevancy via an approach that presents development problems and case studies in the context of critical policy questions.
Currency with the best and most recent data and tools for analytical thinking.
A global perspective with development viewed in both domestic and international contexts.
'In attempting the impossible task of covering the empirical diversity of Third World experiences and institutions, trying to keep up with the policy debate, and very important and very difficult, not pushing an ideological line but allowing students to make up their own minds it is streets ahead of all the direct competition I have seen, '
-Paul Mosley University of Sheffield.
'The strengths of the book are that it is comprehensive, well written and accessible to students who dont have an in-depth understanding of formal economics.'
-Matthew Cole Birmingham University.
This Book has been and still is a classic.
-Arild Angelsen, Agricultural University of Norway.
(Pearson)
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Innehållsförteckning
I. Principles and Concepts
1. Economics, Institutions, and Development: A Global Perspective
How the Other Half Live
Economics and Development Studies
Economies as Social Systems: The Need to Go Beyond Simple Economics
What Do We Mean by Development?
2. Comparative Economic Development
Defining the Developing World
Measuring Development for Quantitative Comparison across Countries
Some Basic Indicators of Development
Characteristics of the Developing World: Diversity within Commonality
How Low-Income Countries Today Differ from Developed Countries in Their Earlier Stages
Are Living Standards of Developing and Developed Nations Converging?
Long-Run Causes of Comparative Development
3. Classic Theories of Economic Growth and Development
Classic Theories of Economic Development: Four Approaches
Development as Growth and the Linear-Stages Theories
Structural-Change Models
The International-Dependence Revolution
The Neoclassical Counterrevolution: Market Fundamentalism
Classic Theories of Development: Reconciling Differences
4. Contemporary Models of Development and Underdevelopment
Underdevelopment as a Coordination Failure
Multiple Equilibria: A Diagrammatic Approach
Starting Economic Development: The Big Push
Further Problems of Multiple Equilibria
Kremers O-Ring Theory of Economic Development
The Hausmann-Rodrik-Velasco Growth Diagnostics Framework
II. Problems and Policies: Domestic
5. Poverty, Inequality, and Development
Measuring Inequality and Poverty
Poverty, Inequality, and Social Welfare
Absolute Poverty: Extent and Magnitude
Economic Characteristics of Poverty Groups
The Range of Policy Options: Some Basic Considerations
Summary and Conclusions: The Need for a Package of Policies
6. Population Growth and Economic Development: Causes, Consequences, and Controversies
The Basic Issue: Population Growth and the Quality of Life
A Review of Numbers: Population GrowthPast, Present, and Future
The Demographic Transition
The Causes of High Fertility in Developing Countries: The Malthusian and Household Models
The Consequences of High Fertility: Some Conflicting Opinions
Goals and Objectives: Toward a Consensus
Some Policy Approaches
7. Urbanization and Rural-Urban Migration: Theory and Policy
The Migration and Urbanization Dilemma
The Role of Cities
The Urban Giantism Problem
The Urban Informal Sector
Urban Unemployment
Migration and Development
Toward an Economic Theory of Rural-Urban Migration
Summary and Conclusions: The Shape of a Comprehensive Migration and Employment Strategy
8. Human Capital: Education and Health in Economic Development
The Central Roles of Education and Health
Education and Health as Joint Investments for Development
Improving Health and Educ...
(Pearson)
