Strategies of Economic Development

Readings in the Political Economy of Industrialization
1. Auflage 1991
ISBN: 978-1-349-12627-9
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 337 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 528 g

In the aftermath of the debt crisis, disappointment with the results of structural adjustment policies is leading to a reappraisal of theories of economic development and industrialization strategies. This book comprises a collection of essays on economic development.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Martin, Kurt

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftspolitik, politische Ökonomie
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Entwicklungsstudien
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Entwicklungsökonomie & Emerging Markets

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part 1 Two introductory essays: Kurt Mandelbaum and the Classical Tradition in development theory, E.V.K.FitzGerald; modern development theory, K.Martin. Part 2 The readings: economic development - objectives and obstacles, Amartya Sen; trade and development - some basic issues, Sukhamoy Chakravarty; the Kuznets Curve and beyond - growth and changes in inequalities, Edmar Bacha; "Monopoly Capitalism" and public policy in developing countries, Nataniel Leff; capital goods in developing countries, Frances Stewart; short-term policy trade-offs under different phases of economic development, Michael Bruno; equity with growth in Taiwan - how "Special" is the "Special Case"?, Gustav Ranis; dependency and the newly industrializing countries (NICs) - towards a reappraisal, Manfred Bienefeld; the contradictions of socialist economies - a Marxist interpretation, Domenico Nuti; primitive accumulation, Agrarian reform and socialist transitions - an argument, Ashwani Saith; development planning in the small socialist economy, E.V.K.FitzGerald.