Economic Development

by Todaro, Michael P.; Smith, Stephen C.

• ISBN13: 9780321485731
• ISBN10: 0321485734
• Edition: 10th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-01-01
• Publisher: Addison Wesley

Summary

KEY MESSAGE:Economic Developmentis the leading textbook in this field, providing a complete and balanced introduction to the requisite theory, the driving policy issues, and the latest research. Principles and Concepts:Economics, Institutions, and Development: A Global Perspective; Comparative Economic Development; Classic Theories of Economic Growth and Development; Contemporary Models of Development and Underdevelopment.Problems and Policies: Domestic:Poverty, Inequality, and Development; Population Growth and Economic Development: Causes, Consequences, Controversies; Urbanization and Rural-Urban Migration: Theory and Policy; Human Capital: Education and Health in Economic Development; Agricultural Transformation and Rural Development; The Environment and Development; Development Policymaking and the Roles of Market, State, and Civil Society.Problems and Policies: International and Macro:International Trade Theory and Development Strategy; Balance of Payments, Developing-Country Debt, and Issues in Macroeconomic Stabilization; Foreign Finance, Investment, and Aid: Controversies and Opportunities; Finance and Fiscal Policy for Development; Some Critical Issues for the Twenty-First Century. MESSAGE:For all readers interested in economic development.

Table of Contents

Case Studies
Principles and Concepts	p. 1
Economics, Institutions, and Development: A Global Perspective	p. 2
Comparative Economic Development	p. 39
Classic Theories of Economic Growth and Development	p. 109
Contemporary Models of Development and Underdevelopment	p. 158
Problems and Policies: Domestic	p. 207
Poverty, Inequality, and Development	p. 208
Population Growth and Economic Development: Causes, Consequences, and Controversies	p. 273
Urbanization and Rural-Urban Migration: Theory and Policy	p. 320
Human Capital: Education and Health in Economic Development	p. 369
Agricultural Transformation and Rural Development	p. 431
The Environment and Development	p. 483
Development Policymaking and the Roles of Market, State, and Civil Society	p. 530
Problems and Policies: International and Macro	p. 587
International Trade Theory and Development Strategy	p. 588
Balance of Payments, Developing-Country Debt, and the Macroeconomic Stabilization Controversy	p. 667
Foreign Finance, Investment, and Aid: Controversies and Opportunities	p. 714
Finance and Fiscal Policy for Development	p. 750
Some Critical Issues for the Twenty-First Century	p. 798
Glossary	p. 815
Name Index	p. 845
Subject Index	p. 857
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