Biography of a subject : an evolution of development economics / Gerald M. Meier.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Meier, Gerald M., author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (261 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York ; Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Gerald Meier, one of the world's most prominent leading thinkers in the economics of development, interprets the past treatment of development problems with the present and future in mind.

Contents:

Contents; 1. Thinking About Development; 2. The Heritage of Classical Growth Economics; 3. Early Development Institutions; 4. Early Development Economics 1: Analytics; 5. Early Development Economics 2: Historical Perspectives; 6. Orthodox Reaction; 7. Modern Growth Theory; 8. The New Development Economics; 9. Culture, Social Capital, Institutions; 10. The Impact of Globalization; 11. Global Trade Issues; 12. An Unfinished Biography; Appendix A. The Evolution of Development Thought; Appendix B. The Contours of World Development; Notes; References; Index

Notes:

Formerly CIP.

Previously issued in print: 2004.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-239) and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

0-19-770998-2

0-19-029096-X

1-280-56041-X

9786610560417

0-19-534693-9

1-4237-2060-1

OCLC:

476025419