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9780415110280

The Process of Economic Development

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  • ISBN13:

    9780415110280

  • ISBN10:

    0415110289

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1997-02-01
  • Publisher: Routledge

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Summary

Drawing together recent changes in the debates with the history of the subject, The Process of Economic Development combines development experience with theoretical concerns. A close examination of recent events is integral to the book, with discussions ranging from the environment to the debt case, and from export-led industrialization to import substitution industrialization growth theory and technological capability. Throughout the work, the authors focus on income distribution, poverty, and social issues. The book has an accessible style and format. Plentiful diagrams, boxed and user-friendly summaries, and end-of-chapter questions help the reader to grasp many-faceted topics. Coverage includes a wide range of geographic regions such as Latin America, Africa, China and Asia, in order to provide a uniquely balanced world picture.

Author Biography

James M. Cypher is Professor of Economics at California State University in Fresno, USA James L. Dietz is Professor of Economics at California State University in Fullerton, USA

Table of Contents

The Development Imperative
Measuring Economic Growth and Development
Development in Historical Perspective
Theories of Development and Underdevelopment
Classical and Neoclassical Theories
Developmentalist Theories of Economic Development
Heterodox Theories of Economic Development
Structural Transformation
The State as a Potential Agent of Transformation
Endogenous Growth Theories and New Strategies for Development
The Initial Structural Transformation: the Industrialization Process
Strategy Switching and Industrial Transformation
Agriculture and Development
Population, Education and Human Capital
Technology and Development
Problems and Issues
Transnational Corporations and Economic Development
Macroeconomic Equilibrium: the Internal Balance
Macroeconomic Equilibrium: the External Balance
The Debt Problem and Development
International Institutional Linkages: the IMF, World Bank and Foreign Aid
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