Development
Subtitle: a very short introduction
By: Ian Goldin
Contributors: Goldin, Ian, 1955-
Series: Very short introductions; Very short introductions -- 557.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 186
ISBN-13: 9780198736257
Copyright date: 2018
Subjects: Poor; Economic development projects; Economic conditions
Description: What do we mean by development? How can citizens, governments and the international community foster development? The process by which nations escape poverty and achieve economic and social progress has been the subject of extensive examination for hundreds of years. The notion of development itself has evolved from an original preoccupation with incomes and economic growth to a much broader understanding of development. In this 'Very Short Introduction' Ian Goldin considers the contributions that education, health, gender, equity, and other dimensions of human well-being make to development, and discusses why it is also necessary to include the role of institutions and the rule of law as well as sustainability and environmental concerns.
Notes: "First published in hardback as The Pursuit of Development 2016"--Title-page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-175) and index.