TY - BOOK AU - Todaro, Michael P. AU - Smith, Stephen C. TI - Economic development SN - 9780321485731 U1 - 338.9 PY - 2009/// CY - England PB - Pearson Education KW - Developing countries KW - Economic policy KW - Economic development KW - Economic history N1 - I. PRINCIPLES AND CONCEPTS 1. Economics, Institutions, and Development: A Global Perspective 2. Diverse Structures and Common Characteristics of Developing Nations 3. Historic Growth and Contemporary Development: Lessons and Controversies 4. Classic Theories of Development: A Comparative Analysis 5. Contemporary Models of Development and Underdevelopment II. PROBLEMS AND POLICIES: DOMESTIC 6. Poverty, Inequality, and Development 7. Population Growth and Economic Development: Causes, Consequences, Controversies 8. Urbanization and Rural-Urban Migration: Theory and Policy 9. Human Capital: Education and Health in Economic Development 10. Agricultural Transformation and Rural Development 11. The Environment and Development III. PROBLEMS AND POLICIES: INTERNATIONAL 12. Trade Theory and Development Experience 13. The Trade Policy Debate: Export Promotion, Import Substitution, and Economic Integration 14. Balance of Payments, Developing Country Debt, and the Macroeconomic Stabilization Controversy 15. Foreign Finance, Investment, and Aid: Controversies and Opportunities IV. POSSIBILITIES AND PROSPECTS 16. Development Policy making and the Role of the State 17. Finance and Fiscal Policy for the Development 18. Critical Issues for the Twenty-First Century: Globalization, the Environment, Africa, and International Economic Reform ER -