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020 _a0195115899 (pbk. : alk. paper)
020 _a9780195115895
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082 0 4 _a338.9
_221
_bM.G.L
245 0 0 _aLeading issues in economic development /
_c[edited by] Gerald M. Meier, James E. Rauch.
250 _aSeventh edition
264 1 _aNew York :
_bOxford University Press,
_c2000.
300 _axviii, 578 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c26 cm.
336 _2rdacontent
_atext
337 _2rdamedia
_aunmediated
338 _2rdacarrier
_avolume
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aI. 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
520 _aThe 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.
650 0 _aEconomic development.
700 1 _aMeier, Gerald M.
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700 1 _aRauch, James E.
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856 4 2 _3Publisher description
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0637/99059308-d.html
856 4 1 _3Table of contents only
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0637/99059308-t.html
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