Economics and development studies / Michael Tribe, Frederick Nixon, and Andy Sumner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tribe, Michael A., 1943-

Contributor:

Nixon, Frederick.

Sumner, Andrew, 1973-

Series:

Routledge perspectives on development.

Routledge perspectives on development

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic development.

Economic development--Research.

Physical Description:

XXI, 288 s. ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Development studies textbooks and courses have sometimes tended to avoid significant economic content. However, without an understanding of the economic aspects of international development many of the more complex issues cannot be fully comprehended. Economics and Development Studies makes the economic dimension of discourse around controversial issues in international development accessible to second and third year undergraduate students working towards degrees in development studies.

Contents:

1. Development economics and development studies

2. The nature of development economics

3. Economic growth and structural change

4. Economic growth and developing countries

5. Economic growth and economic development since 1960

6. The global economy and developing countries

7. Developing countries and international trade

8. Economics and development policy

9. Poverty, inequality and development economists

10. Conclusion.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-136-93873-7

1-136-93874-5

1-282-78139-1

9786612781391

0-203-84707-5

9780203847077

OCLC:

664551692