The economics of developing countries /
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| Author / Creator: | Nafziger, E. Wayne |
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| Imprint: | Belmont, Calif. : Wadsworth Pub. Co., c1984. |
| Description: | xvi, 496 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/571335 |
Table of Contents:
- I. Principles and Concepts of Development
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The Meaning and Measurement of Economic Development
- 3. Economic Development in Historical Perspective
- 4. Profile of Developing Countries
- 5. Theories of Economic Development
- II. Poverty Alleviation and Income Distribution
- 6. Poverty, Malnutrition, and Income Inequality
- 7. Rural Poverty and Agricultural Transformation
- III. Factors of Growth
- 8. Population and Development
- 9. Employment, Migration, and Urbanization
- 10. Education, Training, and Human Capital
- 11. Capital Formation, Investment Choice, and Technical Progress
- 12. Entrepreneurship, Organization, and Innovation
- 13. Natural Resources and the Environment: Toward Sustainable Development
- IV. Domestic Resource Policies
- 14. Sources of Capital Formation
- 15. Monetary, Fiscal, and Incomes Policy, and Inflation
- V. The International Economics of Development
- 16. Balance of Payments, Aid, and Foreign Investment
- 17. The External Debt Crisis
- 18. International Trade
- VI. Development Strategies
- 19. Planning and the Market
- 20. Stabilization, Adjustment, Reform, and Privatization
- Name and Author Index
- Subject Index