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Economic development

Title
Economic development / Michael P. Todaro.
Author
Todaro, Michael P.
Publication
Reading, Mass. : Addison Wesley, [2000], ©2000.

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Description
xxv, 783 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm.
Summary
"This text offers a unique policy-oriented approach that uses models and concepts to illustrate real-world development problems. Revised to incorporate the latest research and data, Economic Development includes extensive country-specific examples. Throughout, the text provides students with the necessary technical coverage while maintaining its hallmark accessibility for those with limited economic background."--BOOK JACKET.
Series Statement
The Addison-Wesley series in economics
Uniform Title
Addison-Wesley series in economics.
Subject
  • Economic development
  • Developing countries > Economic policy
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Contents
  • Pt. 1. Principles and Concepts. 1. Economics, Institutions, and Development: A Global Perspective. 2. Diverse Structures and Common Characteristics of Developing Nations. 3. Theories of Development: A Comparative Analysis. 4. Historic Growth and Contemporary Development: Lessons and Controversies -- Pt. 2. Problems and Policies: Domestic. 5. Growth, Poverty, and Income Distribution. 6. Population Growth and Economic Development: Causes, Consequences, and Controversies. 7. Unemployment: Issues, Dimensions, and Analyses. 8. Urbanization and Rural-Urban Migration: Theory and Policy. 9. Education and Development. 10. Agricultural Transformation and Rural Development. 11. The Environment and Development -- Pt. 3. Problems and Policies: International. 12. Trade Theory and Development Experience. 13. The Trade Policy Debate: Export Promotion, Import Substitution, and Economic Integration. 14. Balance of Payments, Third World Debt, and the Macroeconomic Stabilization Controversy.
  • 15. Foreign Finance, Investment, and Aid: Controversies and Opportunities -- Pt. 4. Possibilities and Prospects. 16. Planning, Markets, and the Role of the State. 17. Financial Reform and Fiscal Policy. 18. Critical Issues for the Twenty-First Century: Globalization, the Environment, Economic Transition, Africa, and International Economic Reform.
ISBN
0201441306 (hardbound)
LCCN
99012562
OCLC
ocm40668252
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries