Structural change in a developing economy : Colombia's problems and prospects / Richard R. Nelson, T. Paul Schultz, Robert L. Slighton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nelson, Richard R., author.

Schultz, T. Paul, author.

Slighton, Robert L., author.

Series:

Princeton legacy library.

Rand Corporation research study.

Princeton Legacy Library

Rand Corporation Research Study

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Colombia--Economic conditions--1970-.

Colombia.

Colombia--Population.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (337 pages) : illustrations, tables.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1971.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book deals with specific problems in Colombia as a means of exploring interrelated theoretical themes in the development process. Demographic and political as well as specifically economic variables arc given consideration in the authors' analysis of the constraints on the growth of Colombia's modern sector.Originally published in 1971.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Preface

Contents

List of Tables

List of Figures

CHAPTER I. Introduction

CHAPTER II. Population Growth: Investigation of a Hypothesis

CHAPTER III. Internal Migration: A Quantitative Study of Rural-Urban Migration in Colombia

CHAPTER IV. Manufacturing Development: Factor Endowments and Dualism

CHAPTER V. Urban Income Distribution in a Dual Economy

CHAPTER VI. Constraints on the Growth of the Modern Sector

CHAPTER VII. The Political Determinants of Colombian Foreign Exchange Policy

CHAPTER VIII. Future Development Policy

INDEX

Backmatter

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780691647142

0691647143

9781400870523

1400870526

OCLC:

933516213