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Title The role of elites in economic development : a study prepared for the World Institute for Development Economics Research of the United Nations University (UNU-WIDER) / edited by Alice H. Amsden, Alisa DiCaprio, James A. Robinson
Published Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012

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Description 1 online resource (xxi, 374 pages) : illustrations
Series UNU-WIDER studies in development economics
Studies in development economics.
Summary Elites play a crucial role in the development process. The impact they have on growth and development exceeds their representation within a country. This volume uses case studies from South Africa to China to seek an understanding of the relationship between elites and economic development
Notes Series from dust jacket
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Development economics.
Development economics -- Social aspects
Elite (Social sciences) -- Economic conditions
Development economics
Form Electronic book
Author Amsden, Alice H. (Alice Hoffenberg)
DiCaprio, Alisa
Robinson, James A., 1960-
World Institute for Development Economics Research.
ISBN 9780191749032
0191749036
9780199659036
0199659036