| Description |
xxii, 495 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Pt. I. Basic Paradigms of Growth Theory -- 1. Neoclassical Growth Theory -- 2. The AK Model -- 3. Product Variety -- 4. The Schumpeterian Model -- 5. Capital, Innovation, and Growth Accounting -- Pt. II. Understanding the Growth Process -- 6. Finance and Growth -- 7. Technology Transfer and Cross-Country Convergence -- 8. Market Size and Directed Technical Change -- 9. General-Purpose Technologies -- 10. Stages of Growth -- 11. Institutions and Nonconvergence Traps -- Pt. III. Growth Policy -- 12. Fostering Competition and Entry -- 13. Investing in Education -- 14. Reducing Volatility and Risk -- 15. Liberalizing Trade -- 16. Preserving the Environment -- 17. Promoting Democracy -- 18. Looking Ahead: Culture and Development -- App. Basic Elements of Econometrics |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [457]-475) and index |
| Subject |
Economic development.
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| Author |
Howitt, Peter, 1946-
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Bursztyn, Leonardo.
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| LC no. |
2008029818 |
| ISBN |
9780262012638 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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0262012634 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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