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Leading issues in economic development/ edited by Gerald M. Meier, James E. Rauch

Contributor(s): Meier, Gerald M., ed | Rauch, James E., edMaterial type: Text

TextPublication details: New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2005Edition: 8th edDescription: xvii, 650 p. : ill. ; 26 cmISBN: 9780195179606Subject(s): Economic development | Developing countries | Economic historyDDC classification: 338.9

Contents:

Introduction. Measuring development -- Econommic performance of less developed countries : the recent past -- The discipline of development economics -- Historical perspective -- Savings and investment -- International trade and technology transfer. Trade -- Foreign contact and technology transfer -- Human resources. Education -- Population -- Health and nutrition -- Gender and development -- Migration and the urban informal sector -- Agriculture. The importance of agriculture for economic development -- Designing an agricultural strategy -- Microeconomics of the rural sector --Agricultural pricing policy and urban bias -- Income distribution. The impact of development on income distribution -- The impact of income distribution on development -- Case studies -- Political economy. The (proper) role of the state in less developed countries -- Rent seeking and government failure -- State capacity -- Development and the economy.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
General Books	Central Library, Sikkim University General Book Section	338.9 MEI/L (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Checked out	16/02/2021	P07604

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Introduction. Measuring development --
Econommic performance of less developed countries : the recent past --
The discipline of development economics --
Historical perspective --
Savings and investment --
International trade and technology transfer. Trade --
Foreign contact and technology transfer --
Human resources. Education --
Population --
Health and nutrition --
Gender and development --
Migration and the urban informal sector --
Agriculture. The importance of agriculture for economic development --
Designing an agricultural strategy --
Microeconomics of the rural sector --Agricultural pricing policy and urban bias --
Income distribution. The impact of development on income distribution --
The impact of income distribution on development --
Case studies --
Political economy. The (proper) role of the state in less developed countries --
Rent seeking and government failure --
State capacity --
Development and the economy.

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