The pursuit of development : economic growth, social change and ideas / Ian Goldin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Goldin, Ian, 1955- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic development.

Sustainable development.

Development economics.

Developing countries--Economic conditions.

Developing countries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (233 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford, England : Oxford University Press, 2016.

Summary:

In this book Ian Goldin shows how the understanding of how nations escape poverty and achieve economic and social progress has changed as the pendulum has swung from arguments for state-led development to a preoccupation with market forces.

Contents:

Cover; The Pursuit of Development: Economic Growth, Social Change, and Ideas; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface and Acknowledgements; List of Figures; List of Tables; 1: What is Development?; The Meaning of 'Development'; Why are Some Countries Rich and Others Poor?; Beyond Growth; People-Centred Development; Development Indicators; New Concepts of Development; 2: How Does Development Happen?; Notions of Modernization; Planning for Economic Development; Dependency Theory; Neo-Classical Market-Led Development; The State and Market; 3: Why Are Some Countries Rich and Others Poor?

Uneven DevelopmentPoverty and Inequality; Explaining Different Development Outcomes; 4: What Can Be Done to Accelerate Development?; Literacy, Education, and Health; Gender and Development; Agriculture and Food; Infrastructure; Legal Framework and Equity; Conflict, Peace, and Stability; 5: The Evolution of Development Aid; Changing Aid; Millennium and Sustainable Development Goals; Development Finance Institutions; Debt Crisis and Response; International Public Goods; Building Resilience; The Future of Aid; Evaluation; 6: Sustainable Development; Limits to Growth?

7: Globalization and DevelopmentFinance and Development; Trade and Development; Technology and Development; International Regulation and Cooperation; International Migration and Development; Refugees and Development; 8: The Future of Development; Our Common Future; Ideas for Development; Make Poverty History; Sources for Figures and Boxes; FIGURES; BOXES; References; CHAPTER 1: WHAT IS DEVELOPMENT?; CHAPTER 2: HOW DOES DEVELOPMENT HAPPEN?; CHAPTER 3: WHY ARE SOME COUNTRIES RICH AND OTHERS POOR?; CHAPTER 4: WHAT CAN BE DONE TO ACCELERATE DEVELOPMENT?

CHAPTER 5: THE EVOLUTION OF DEVELOPMENT AIDCHAPTER 6: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; CHAPTER 7: GLOBALIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT; CHAPTER 8: THE FUTURE OF DEVELOPMENT; Further Reading; CHAPTER 1: WHAT IS DEVELOPMENT?; CHAPTER 2: HOW DOES DEVELOPMENT HAPPEN?; CHAPTER 3: WHY ARE SOME COUNTRIES RICH AND OTHERS POOR?; CHAPTER 4: WHAT CAN BE DONE TO ACCELERATE DEVELOPMENT?; CHAPTER 5: THE EVOLUTION OF DEVELOPMENT AID; CHAPTER 6: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; CHAPTER 7: GLOBALIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT; CHAPTER 8: THE FUTURE OF DEVELOPMENT; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-108385-2

OCLC:

953455769