Underdevelopment : a strategy for reform / Paolo Sylos-Labini.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sylos Labini, Paolo, author.

Series:

Federico Caffe` lectures.

Federico Caffe` lectures

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic development.

Institution building.

Developing countries--Economic policy.

Developing countries.

Developing countries--Economic conditions.

Developing countries--Social policy.

Africa--Economic policy.

Africa.

Africa--Social policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 214 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The process of globalization, evidenced by environmental change, migration, industrial relation and the extraordinary acceleration of industrial economic relations, has not led to increased convergence in the global economy. Rather, in some cases it has been accompanied by greater divergence between the fortunes of the world's richest and poorest nations. Professor Sylos Labini argues that mainstream economics provide limited help in considering these phenomena and instead adopts the perspectives of Adam Smith, David Riccardo and Malthus, who put economic growth at the centre of their analyses. In this short book he offers a fresh approach to the theory of economic growth and reminds us of the great variety of economic trajectories in developing countries. He further proposes a strategy of institutional reform to respond to the problem of underdevelopment. For Africa he recommends a strategy of organizational reforms, including a programme to eradicate illiteracy and to promote rural and industrial districts.

Contents:

Economic development in a secular perspective

Culture, institutions and resources

The inadequacy of mainstream economics to explain development processes: returns and prices

The inadequacy of mainstream economics to explain development processes: distribution and growth

Economic relations between developed and underdeveloped countries

Demographic pressure and the countries of increasing poverty

Dependent workers, employment and unemployment

Organizational and institutional innovations

The problem of corruption.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-207) and index.

ISBN:

1-107-11411-X

1-280-15320-2

0-511-11669-1

0-511-03986-7

0-511-15390-2

0-511-32814-1

0-511-49312-6

0-511-05416-5

OCLC:

559474487