Economic development : a regional, institutional, and historical approach / Richard Grabowski, Sharmistha Self, Michael P. Shields.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Grabowski, Richard, 1949-

Contributor:

Self, Sharmistha, 1963-

Shields, Michael P., 1945-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (336 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Provides an introduction to economic development in both an historical and contemporary, comparative, and systems framework. This volume authors analyzes the development process within the historical context of each region, and considers institutional inheritance from both the pre-colonial and colonial eras and in contemporary times.

Contents:

Introduction 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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-7656-1753-6

1-280-91283-9

9786610912834

0-7656-2195-9

OCLC:

437183445