Economic Development: A Regional, Institutional, and Historical ApproachM.E. Sharpe, 2007 - 320 pages This innovative textbook provides an introduction to economic development in both an historical and contemporary, comparative, and systems framework. The text takes a regional approach, with the theory developed within regional contexts. This leads to the second innovative aspect, an emphasis on institutional structures unique to each region. Third, the authors analyze the development process within the historical context of each region, and consider institutional inheritance from both the pre-colonial and colonial eras and in contemporary times. Thoroughly classroom tested, the text requires no previous courses in economics, although basic principles of economics would be useful. An Instructor's Manual with discussion questions, a test bank, and PowerPoint slides is available online to instructors who adopt the text. |
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... ( MENA ) have been closely tied to Islam , which spread throughout the region in the first two centuries following the death of the Prophet Muhammad . Islamic rule spread throughout MENA and in the early eighth century had reached ...
... ( MENA ) have been closely tied to Islam , which spread throughout the region in the first two centuries following the death of the Prophet Muhammad . Islamic rule spread throughout MENA and in the early eighth century had reached ...
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... MENA to a larger trade network . This new infrastructure had the impact of connecting MENA to international trade . The state established monopolies for the production of what were viewed as key strategic items . Early state monopolies ...
... MENA to a larger trade network . This new infrastructure had the impact of connecting MENA to international trade . The state established monopolies for the production of what were viewed as key strategic items . Early state monopolies ...
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... MENA nations have an impact on the economies of the rest of MENA . Petroleum and Nonpetroleum Exporters in MENA Many of the MENA countries produce and export little petroleum . The most important of these nonpetroleum MENA countries are ...
... MENA nations have an impact on the economies of the rest of MENA . Petroleum and Nonpetroleum Exporters in MENA Many of the MENA countries produce and export little petroleum . The most important of these nonpetroleum MENA countries are ...
Contents
TABLES FIGURES AND MAPS | 11 |
History of Development Theory | 12 |
Changes in Recent Development Thinking | 27 |
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