Economic development
Subtitle: a regional, institutional, and historical approach
By: Richard Grabowski, Sharmistha Self, Michael P. Shields
Contributors: Self, Sharmistha, 1963-; Shields, Michael P., 1945-
Publisher: M.E. Sharpe
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Armonk, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 320
Subjects: Economic development
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index
Table of contents: title: Introduction to economic development. Growth versus development. History of development theory. Changes in recent development thinking. What lessons have we learned and where do we go from here?; title: European emergence. Growth during the Industrial Revolution. Agricultural growth. Protoindustrialization and trade. Exploitation and slavery. The evolution and role of political institutions. Culture and nationalism. Culture and technology; title: East Asian experience. Early experiences of Japan and China. Catching up : a neoclassical view. Catching up : a role for the state. Catching up : Japanese success. Catching up : early Chinese failure. Taiwan and Korea; title: Sub-Saharan Africa. Pre-colonial period. The Colonial era. Patron-client political structure. Urban biased policy. Urban bias and migration. Risk management and lineage groups. Lineage groups, fertility and the demographic transition. The failed state. Botswana : a success story; title: South Asia. Pre-independence India. India after independence. A theoretical framework. Population growth and unemployment. Poverty. Dependence on agriculture. Religion and caste. Gender bias. Education; title: Latin America. The emergence of Spain. The colonial period. Independence and trade. Export expansion and growth. Import-substitution industrialization. Globalization and the International Monetary Fund. Inflation. Population growth. Solving the commitment problem; title: The Middle East and North Africa. Early economy in the Precolonial era. The Precolonial and Colonial era. The emergence of nation-states. Petroleum exports and the petroleum exporters. Petroleum and nonpetroleum exporters in MENA; title: Economies in transition : socialist to market. Economic systems. Economic performance of socialism. Some analysts on transition. The Russian experience. The Chinese experience. Explanation for different reform paths. Sustainable growth; title: Conclusions: what have we learned? Efflorescence. Impact of colonization. Role of the state. Role of democracy. Tying it all together