The record of global economic development / Eric Jones.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jones, E. L. (Eric Lionel)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic development.

Economic development--Social aspects.

Economic development--Environmental aspects.

Globalization--Economic aspects.

Globalization.

Physical Description:

xviii, 226 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham ; Northampton, MA : E. Elgar, [2002]

Contents:

Part I Long-Term Economic Development

1 Very long-term economic growth and its implications 3

2 Environment, state and economic development in the history of Europe and Asia 19

3 The European Miracle and its relevance 34

4 World agriculture in the very long term 48

Part II Protectionism

5 Multifunctionality: the experience of English farming 67

6 The costs of language diversity 82

Part III East Asian Development

7 The ultimate significance of East Asian development 99

8 The East Asian crisis in context 115

9 'Asian Values' and cultural explanations of economic change 132

Part IV Adjusting to Global Change

10 Making business competitive: the Australian experience 147

11 The case for supermarkets: the Australian experience 175

12 Global integration and global prospects 198.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-222) and index.

ISBN:

1840648066

OCLC:

47996016