Development microeconomics / Pranab Bardhan and Christopher Udry.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bardhan, Pranab K.

Contributor:

Udry, Christopher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic development.

Microeconomics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (251 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Traditional development economics has recently been revolutionized by the application of new economic tools and concepts. Development Microeconomics is the first in a series of books which will look at the entire spectrum of development economics issues, combining the strengths of conventional developmental thought with the insights of contemporary mainstream economics. High technical sophistication is avoided, and the only pre-requisite is some familiarity with the toolsof general microecomic theory at a first-year graduate or advanced undergraduate level. - ;Traditional development economics

Contents:

Contents; 1. Introduction; 2. Household Economics; 3. Population; 4. Fragmented Markets: Labour; 5. Migration; 6. The Rural Land Market; 7. Fragmented Credit Markets; 8. Risk and Insurance in an Agricultural Economy; 9. Interlinkage of Transactions and Rural Development; 10. Human Capital and Income Distribution; 11. Poverty Alleviation: Efficiency and Equity Issues; 12. Technological Progress and Learning; 13. Environment and Development; 14. Trade and Development; 15. The Dual Economy; 16. Intersectoral Complementarities and Coordination Failures

17. Institutional Economics and the State in Economic DevelopmentIndex; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-281-98976-2

0-19-152503-0

9786611989767

0-19-877371-4

OCLC:

317296581