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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Page 93
... level of human capital , the more productive intermediate goods are likely to be , and intermediate goods are the key to a high - productivity equilibrium . With low levels of human capital , the productivity of the intermediate - goods ...
... level of human capital , the more productive intermediate goods are likely to be , and intermediate goods are the key to a high - productivity equilibrium . With low levels of human capital , the productivity of the intermediate - goods ...
Page 269
... levels of government , townships , and villages . It should be pointed out that both households and TVEs paid taxes to the local - government jurisdiction . Thus authority and tax power were decentralized . This decentralization of ...
... levels of government , townships , and villages . It should be pointed out that both households and TVEs paid taxes to the local - government jurisdiction . Thus authority and tax power were decentralized . This decentralization of ...
Page 282
... levels stabilize and begin to move toward acceptable levels . The most important factor in the fight against pollution in China has been public opinion toward better environmental quality . Some of the criticisms against SEPA have been ...
... levels stabilize and begin to move toward acceptable levels . The most important factor in the fight against pollution in China has been public opinion toward better environmental quality . Some of the criticisms against SEPA have been ...
Contents
TABLES FIGURES AND MAPS | 11 |
History of Development Theory | 12 |
Changes in Recent Development Thinking | 27 |
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