Contemporary development economics : [from Adam Smithto Amartya Sen]. /
Felix Raj ...[et al.]
- 2nd ed.
- London : New Central Book Agency, 2007.
- xx 656 p. ill. 22cm.
Contents: Introducing the subject -- The sources of economic growth -- Growth and development -- The stages of growth -- Land -- Labour -- Capital and technological progress -- Human resource and economic development -- The problems of labour surplus economies -- Development strategy -- Poverty inequality and standard of living -- The environment and development -- Gender issues and development -- Inflation and economic development -- Taxation and economic development -- International trade: theories and empirical evidence -- Tariffs and trade policy -- Trade and development -- The role of foreign assistance in in economic development -- Planning for development -- Development and underdevelopment as a historical process -- The evolution of the international economy -- The genesis of capitalism --