| Description |
xxviii, 685 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
1. The study of economic development -- 2. The development gap and the measurement of poverty -- 3. The characteristics of underdevelopment and structural change -- 4. Theories of economic growth : why growth rates differ between countries -- 5. Land, labour and agriculture -- 6. Capital and technical progress -- 7. Dualism, centre-periphery models and the process of cumulative causation -- 8. Population and development -- 9. Resource allocation in development countries : the market mechanism and the role of the state -- 10. Project appraisal, social cost-benefit analysis and shadow wages -- 11. Development and the environment -- 12. The choice of techniques -- 13. Input-output analysis -- 14. Financing development from domestic resources -- 15. Foreign assistance, debt and development -- 16. Trade and development -- 17. The balance of payments, international monetary assistance and development |
| Summary |
"A.P. Thirwall's classic text offers students a clear and comprehensive overview of the economic aspects of growth and development". -- Back cover |
| Analysis |
Economic development |
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Developing countries |
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Australia overseas comparisons |
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Statistics |
| Notes |
Previous ed.: 2002 |
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Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Subject |
Economic development.
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| SUBJECT |
Developing countries -- Economic conditions.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85037344
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| LC no. |
2005047559 |
| ISBN |
1403996008 cloth |
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1403996016 paper |
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