Readings in the history of economic growth, a study of successful and promising beginnings of special relevance for students in underdeveloped countries / edited by Malcolm E. Falkus.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Falkus, Malcolm E., compiler.

Series:

Series of undergraduate teaching works in economics ; v. 3.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic history.

Economic development.

Physical Description:

xi, 391 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Nairobi : Oxford University Press, 1968.

Contents:

Foreword by P. W. Bell.

The historical approach to economic growth, by B. E. Supple.

The historical experience on the basic conditions of economic progress, by H. J. Habakkuk.

Tawney's century, by F. J. Fisher.

The acceleration of economic progress in Great Britain, 1750-1800, by A. J. Youngson.

Entrepreneurship and capital formation in France and Britain since 1700, by B. F. Hoselitz.

Foreign trade and economic growth: lessons from Britain and France, 1850-1913, by C. P. Kindlegerger.

Industrialization and economic development in 19th century Germany, by D. Landes.

The approach to European industrialization; a postscript, by A. Gerschenkron.

Growth of the American economy, by R. Easterlin.

The beginnings of industrial growth in Russia and Japan before 1914, by the editor.

State planning and forced industrialization, by O. Hoeffding.

Jamaica, 1830-1930; comments on a study in economic growth, by W. A. Lewis.

Demographic aspects of economic development in India, by K. Davis.

Economic development in Nigeria, by W. F. Stolper.

Brazil: the state of economic growth, by H. W. Spiegel.

Patterns of industrialization, by P. K. Chang.

Industrial growth, productivity, and real income, by A. Maizels.

Some thoughts on the nature of economic imperialism, by D. Landes.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

OCLC:

172656