TY  - BOOK
AU  - Meier,Gerald M.
AU  - Rauch,James E.
TI  - Leading issues in economic development
SN  - 0195115899 (pbk. : alk. paper)
U1  - 338.9 21
PY  - 2000///
CY  - New York
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Economic development
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; I. Introduction; A. Measuring Development; B. Economic Performance of Less Developed Countries; C. The Discipline of Development Economics; II. Historical Perspective; III. Savings and Investment; IV. International Trade and Technology Transfer; A. Trade; B. Foreign Contact and Technology Transfer; V. Human Resources; A. Education; B. Population; C. Health and Nutrition; D. Gender and Development; VI. Migration and the Urban Informal Sector; VII. Agriculture; A. The Importance of Agriculture for Economic Development; B. Designing an Agricultural Strategy; C. Microeconomics of the Rural Sector; D. Agricultural Pricing Policy and Urban Bias; VIII. Income Distribution; A. The Impact of Development on Income Distribution; B. The Impact of Income Distribution on Development; C. Case Studies; IX. Political Economy; A. The (Proper) Role of the State in Less Developed Countries; B. Rent Seeking and Government Failure; C. State Capacity; X. Development and the Environment; Appendix How to Read a Regression Table

N2  - The seventh edition of this text maintains the themes established over the last 35 years, while strengthening analytical and quantitative dimensions, and pointing to contemporary and future problems of development policy making. Excerpted readings are helpfully combined with authors' overviews, notes, comments, and exhibits
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0637/99059308-d.html
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0637/99059308-t.html
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