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100 1 _aGrabowski, Richard,
_d1949-
245 1 0 _aEconomic development
_h[electronic resource] :
_ba regional, institutional, and historical approach /
_cRichard Grabowski, Sharmistha Self, Michael P. Shields.
260 _aArmonk, N.Y. :
_bM.E. Sharpe,
_cc2007.
300 _axv, 320 p. :
_bill., maps.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aIntroduction to economic development. Growth versus development. History of development theory. Changes in recent development thinking. What lessons have we learned and where do we go from here? -- European emergence. Growth during the Industrial Revolution. Agricultural growth. Protoindustrialization and trade. Exploitation and slavery. The evolution and role of political institutions. Culture and nationalism. Culture and technology -- East Asian experience. Early experiences of Japan and China. Catching up : a neoclassical view. Catching up : a role for the state. Catching up : Japanese success. Catching up : early Chinese failure. Taiwan and Korea -- Sub-Saharan Africa. Pre-colonial period. The Colonial era. Patron-client political structure. Urban biased policy. Urban bias and migration. Risk management and lineage groups. Lineage groups, fertility and the demographic transition. The failed state. Botswana : a success story -- South Asia. Pre-independence India. India after independence. A theoretical framework. Population growth and unemployment. Poverty. Dependence on agriculture. Religion and caste. Gender bias. Education -- Latin America. The emergence of Spain. The colonial period. Independence and trade. Export expansion and growth. Import-substitution industrialization. Globalization and the International Monetary Fund. Inflation. Population growth. Solving the commitment problem -- The Middle East and North Africa. Early economy in the Precolonial era. The Precolonial and Colonial era. The emergence of nation-states. Petroleum exports and the petroleum exporters. Petroleum and nonpetroleum exporters in MENA -- Economies in transition : socialist to market. Economic systems. Economic performance of socialism. Some analysts on transition. The Russian experience. The Chinese experience. Explanation for different reform paths. Sustainable growth -- Conclusions: what have we learned? Efflorescence. Impact of colonization. Role of the state. Role of democracy. Tying it all together.
533 _aElectronic reproduction.
_bPalo Alto, Calif. :
_cebrary,
_d2013.
_nAvailable via World Wide Web.
_nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
650 0 _aEconomic development.
655 7 _aElectronic books.
_2local
700 1 _aSelf, Sharmistha,
_d1963-
700 1 _aShields, Michael P.,
_d1945-
710 2 _aebrary, Inc.
856 4 0 _uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/daystar/Doc?id=10178042
_zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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