TY  - BOOK
AU  - Nafziger,E.Wayne
TI  - Economic development
SN  - 0521829666 (hardcover)
AV  - HC59.7 .N23 2006
U1  - 330.91724  
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Cambridge, New York
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Income distribution
KW  - Developing countries
KW  - Economic development
KW  - Economic conditions
N1  - Print version:
Nafziger, E. Wayne.
Economic development.
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, c2006
(DLC) 2005021599
(OCoLC)61229620; Includes bibliographical references (p. 759-825) and index; TOC; pt. I. Principles and concepts of development --
1. Introduction --
2. The meaning and measurement of economic development --
3. Economic development in historical perspective --
4. Characteristics and institutions of developing countries --
5. Theories of economic development --
pt. II. Poverty alleviation and income distribution --
6. Poverty, malnutrition, and income inequality --
7. Rural poverty and agricultural transformation --
pt. III. Factors of growth --
8. Population and development --
9. Employment, migration, and urbanization --
10. Education, health, and human capital --
11. Capital formation, investment choice, information technology, and technical progress --
12. Entrepreneurship, organization, and innovation --
13. Natural resources and the environment : toward sustainable development --
pt. IV. The macroeconomics and international economics of development --
14. Monetary, fiscal, and incomes policy and inflation --
15. Balance of payments, aid, and foreign investment --
16. The external debt and financial crises --
17. International trade --
pt. V. Development strategies --
18. Development planning and policymaking : the state and the market --
19. Stabilization, adjustment, reform, and privatization; Economics
N2  - This highly accessible undergraduate textbook written by a scholar active in economic research in developing countries, is replete with real-world examples. The exposition emphasizes the themes of poverty, inequality, unemployment, the environment, and deficiencies of people in less developed countries, rather than esoteric models of aggregate economic growth
UR  - http://www.worldcat.org/title/economic-development/oclc/63904026&referer=brief_results
UR  - http://lib.ewubd.edu/ebook/6465
ER  -