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This concise yet insightful sequel to the highly acclaimed The Nature of Economic Growth provides a comprehensive critique of both old and new growth theory, highlighting the importance of economic growth for reducing poverty
The Companion to Development Studies, Third Edition
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The Companion to Development Studies contains over 109 chapters written by leading international experts within the field to provide a concise and authoritative overview of the key theoretical and practical issues dominating contemporary development studies. Covering a wide rang…
Key concepts in development geography
by Potter, Rob
fromKey concepts in human geography
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Aid has become a tangle of donors and recipients, so unwieldy that it is in danger of collapse. This ground-breaking book presents fresh thinking that transcends the 'more' verses 'less' arguments. Drawing on complexity theory it shows how aid could be transformed into a truly d…
Why are some countries rich and others poor? David N. Weil, one of the top researchers in economic growth, introduces students to the latest theoretical tools, data, and insights underlying this pivotal question. By showing how empirical data relate to new and old theoretical id…
This book is about the evolution of developing countries in the world economy situated in its wider historical context, spanning centuries, but with a focus on the period since the mid-twentieth century. It traces the rise and 'catch up' of the developing world and the shift in …
Discusses how the global economy will be shaped in the future by focusing on Nigeria, Indonesia, and Poland instead of the superstars of the last decade, China, Russia, and Brazil.
Argues that building the educational, industrial and economic capacities of societies, while fostering indigenous talents and skills, allows developing nations to direct their destinies through their own policies and collaborative efforts.
The question of money, how to provide it, and how to acquire it where needed is axiomatic to development. The realities of global poverty and the inequalities between the 'haves' and the 'have-nots' are clear and well documented, and the gaps between world's richest and the worl…
This study seeks to deepen our understanding of the way in which modern capitalism works. The author argues, in particular, that it has always rested on the unremunerated labour of women, the non-sustainable extraction of natural resources and the racist exploitation of the non-…
Global economic crisis and the implications of global environmental change have led academics and policy-makers to consider how ' development' in all parts of the world should be achieved. However, ' development' has always been a contested idea. While often presented as a posit…
Global economic crisis and the implications of global environmental change have led academics and policy-makers to consider how 'development' in all parts of the world should be achieved. However, 'development' has always been a contested idea. While often presented as a positiv…
The effect on developing countries of the arrival of foreign direct investment (FDI) has been a subject of controversy for decades in the development community. The debate over the relationship between FDI in developing countries and the progress of these countries towards human…