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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... independence movements throughout Africa short - circuited these attempts . After independence , the Botswana Democratic Party ( BDP ) , led by Seretse Khama , came to dominate politically . This party 146 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
... independence movements throughout Africa short - circuited these attempts . After independence , the Botswana Democratic Party ( BDP ) , led by Seretse Khama , came to dominate politically . This party 146 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
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... Independence India , led by Mahatma Gandhi , gained its independence from British rule in 1947. The nation saw it as the victory of the Gandhian strategy of nonviolence . The fruits of independence were bittersweet since the freedom was ...
... Independence India , led by Mahatma Gandhi , gained its independence from British rule in 1947. The nation saw it as the victory of the Gandhian strategy of nonviolence . The fruits of independence were bittersweet since the freedom was ...
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... independence . Another tragic event that followed India's independence was the assassination of Gandhi at the hands of a Hindu fanatic . This marked the end of an era of unity and idealism in Indian political history . Thereafter ...
... independence . Another tragic event that followed India's independence was the assassination of Gandhi at the hands of a Hindu fanatic . This marked the end of an era of unity and idealism in Indian political history . Thereafter ...
Contents
TABLES FIGURES AND MAPS | 11 |
History of Development Theory | 12 |
Changes in Recent Development Thinking | 27 |
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