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UNDERSTANDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
A GLOBAL TRANSITION FROM POVERTY TO PROSPERITY? |
| By: |
Colin White |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£50.95 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0857933868 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780857933867 |
| Publisher: |
EDWARD ELGAR PUBLISHING LTD |
| Pub. date: |
30 June, 2011 |
| Pages: |
416 |
| Description: |
This fascinating book considers one of the most important problems in economics: the inception of modern economic development. |
| Synopsis: |
This fascinating book considers one of the most important problems in economics: the inception of modern economic development. There is at present no satisfactory explanation of the inception of modern economic development; an excessive focus on either pure theory or on unique histories limits the explanatory power. This book realises the need to integrate the two approaches, moving beyond the proximate causes of economic theory to review the role in an analytic narrative of significant ultimate causes - geography, risk environments, human capital, and institutions. Colin White distils the conclusions of a vast literature, drawing from economics, economic history and business and management, exploring economic theory, demonstrating limitations and highlighting alternative approaches. Particular attention is paid to the appropriate role of innovative entrepreneurs and of government, and three case studies illustrate how to build an analytic narrative. Showing how far we can generalise about the determinants of economic development and in particular how to understand the specific determinants in individual countries, this book will prove a stimulating and thought provoking read to academics, students and researchers with an interest in economics and economic development. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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