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Making world development work : scientific alternatives to neoclassical economic theory / edited by Grégoire Leclerc and Charles A.S. Hall.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Economic development.
- Neoclassical school of economics.
- Science--Methodology.
- Science.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (657 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Making World Development Work is about economic development and its relation to population, environment and resource issues in less affluent countries. The essays presented here criticize the way most large development projects are designed and conducted
- Contents:
- pt. 1. Critique of development economics and the need for a biophysical alternative
- pt. 2. National success stories, national failures, and a lot of ambiguity
- pt. 3. Science for development : building biophysical models of development potential
- pt. 4. Science for development : developing social models and parameters
- pt. 5. Science for development : assessing and mitigating environmental impact and its economic consequences
- pt. 6. Science for development : doing better economics
- pt. 7. Science for development : working with decision makers.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-283-63542-9
- 0-8263-3735-X
- OCLC:
- 827208326
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