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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... nature . The estimated rates of growth achieved during the Industrial Revolution have been steadily revised downward ... natural to think that a study of this hitherto unique economic transformation might be useful in terms of analyzing ...
... nature . The estimated rates of growth achieved during the Industrial Revolution have been steadily revised downward ... natural to think that a study of this hitherto unique economic transformation might be useful in terms of analyzing ...
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... nature . Specifically , they acted to create incentives for saving , investment , and innovation . That is ... nature . This environment was also a fertile one for the development of ethnic animosities . Ethnic- ity is not a natural ...
... nature . Specifically , they acted to create incentives for saving , investment , and innovation . That is ... nature . This environment was also a fertile one for the development of ethnic animosities . Ethnic- ity is not a natural ...
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... nature " in order to achieve growth , and part of it was the exist- ing pricing structure of natural resources . The pricing structure , similar to what was seen in Russia , kept the prices of major industrial inputs , such as natural ...
... nature " in order to achieve growth , and part of it was the exist- ing pricing structure of natural resources . The pricing structure , similar to what was seen in Russia , kept the prices of major industrial inputs , such as natural ...
Contents
TABLES FIGURES AND MAPS | 11 |
History of Development Theory | 12 |
Changes in Recent Development Thinking | 27 |
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