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Economic development / Michael P. Todaro.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: London : Longman, 1994.Edition: 5th edDescription: xxxii, 719 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 0582231604 (pbk.)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HD82 .T63
Contents:
xxxii, 719 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm Contents: 1. Economics, Institutions, and Development: A Global Perspective -- Case Study: The Economy of Brazil -- 2. Diverse Structures and Common Characteristics of Developing Nations -- Case Study: The Economy of Nigeria -- 3. Theories of Development: A Comparative Analysis -- Case Study: The Economy of India -- 4. Historic Growth and Contemporary Development: Lessons and Controversies -- Case Study: The Economy of Kenya -- I. Comparative Case Study: Korea and Argentina: Contributions of the Four Approaches to Development -- 5. Growth, Poverty, and Income Distribution -- Case Study: The Economy of Bangladesh -- 6. Population Growth and Economic Development: Causes, Consequences, and Controversies -- Case Study: The Economy of China -- 7. Unemployment: Issues, Dimensions, and Analyses -- Case Study: The Economy of Egypt -- 8. Urbanization and Rural-Urban Migration: Theory and Policy -- Case Study: The Economy of Mexico -- 9. Agricultural Transformation and Rural Development. Case Study: The Economy of Ghana -- 10. The Environment and Development -- Case Study: The Economy of Pakistan -- 11. Education and Development -- Case Study: The Economy of Malaysia -- II. Comparative Case Study: Bangladesh and Nigeria: Poverty Policy -- 12. Trade Theory and Development Experience -- Case Study: The Economy of South Korea -- 13. International Finance, Third World Debt, and the Macroeconomic Stabilization Controversy -- Case Study: The Economy of Venezuela -- 14. The Trade Policy Debate: Export Promotion, Import Substitution, and Economic Integration -- Case Study: The Economy of Jamaica -- 15. Direct Foreign Investment and Foreign Aid: Controversies and Opportunities -- Case Study: The Economy of Uganda -- III. Comparative Case Study: Thailand and the Philippines: Trade Strategy -- 16. Planning, Markets, and the Role of the State -- Case Study: The Economy of the Philippines -- 17. Financial Systems and Fiscal Policy -- Case Study: The Economy of Taiwan. 18. Critical Issues for the 1990s: The New Interdependence, the Global Environmental Threat, Africa's Downward Spiral, Economic Transition in Eastern Europe, and the Globalization of Trade and Finance -- Case Study: The Economy of Saudi Arabia -- IV. Comparative Case Study: Chile and Poland: Privatization: What, When, and to Whom?
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Revised edition of: Economic development in the Third World. 4th ed. 1989.
Includes index.

xxxii, 719 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Contents: 1. Economics, Institutions, and Development: A Global Perspective --
Case Study: The Economy of Brazil --
2. Diverse Structures and Common Characteristics of Developing Nations --
Case Study: The Economy of Nigeria --
3. Theories of Development: A Comparative Analysis --
Case Study: The Economy of India --
4. Historic Growth and Contemporary Development: Lessons and Controversies --
Case Study: The Economy of Kenya --
I. Comparative Case Study: Korea and Argentina: Contributions of the Four Approaches to Development --
5. Growth, Poverty, and Income Distribution --
Case Study: The Economy of Bangladesh --
6. Population Growth and Economic Development: Causes, Consequences, and Controversies --
Case Study: The Economy of China --
7. Unemployment: Issues, Dimensions, and Analyses --
Case Study: The Economy of Egypt --
8. Urbanization and Rural-Urban Migration: Theory and Policy --
Case Study: The Economy of Mexico --
9. Agricultural Transformation and Rural Development. Case Study: The Economy of Ghana --
10. The Environment and Development --
Case Study: The Economy of Pakistan --
11. Education and Development --
Case Study: The Economy of Malaysia --
II. Comparative Case Study: Bangladesh and Nigeria: Poverty Policy --
12. Trade Theory and Development Experience --
Case Study: The Economy of South Korea --
13. International Finance, Third World Debt, and the Macroeconomic Stabilization Controversy --
Case Study: The Economy of Venezuela --
14. The Trade Policy Debate: Export Promotion, Import Substitution, and Economic Integration --
Case Study: The Economy of Jamaica --
15. Direct Foreign Investment and Foreign Aid: Controversies and Opportunities --
Case Study: The Economy of Uganda --
III. Comparative Case Study: Thailand and the Philippines: Trade Strategy --
16. Planning, Markets, and the Role of the State --
Case Study: The Economy of the Philippines --
17. Financial Systems and Fiscal Policy --
Case Study: The Economy of Taiwan. 18. Critical Issues for the 1990s: The New Interdependence, the Global Environmental Threat, Africa's Downward Spiral, Economic Transition in Eastern Europe, and the Globalization of Trade and Finance --
Case Study: The Economy of Saudi Arabia --
IV. Comparative Case Study: Chile and Poland: Privatization: What, When, and to Whom?

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