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Institutions, economic performance and the visible hand : theory and evidence
Chakravarti, Ashok - 2012
theory and evidence of neoclassical approaches to growth and development. He then skillfully integrates insights from the old …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851396
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Dynamics of uneven development
Mainwaring, Lynn - 1991
This important new book critically examines the argument that structural asymmetries between the rich, industrialised countries of the global 'north' or 'centre' and the poor, largely primary-producing countries of the 'south' or 'periphery' could be responsible for an unequal division of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473928
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Understanding economic development : a global transition from poverty to prosperity?
White, Colin M. - 2009
on either pure theory or on unique histories limits the explanatory power. This book realises the need to integrate the … two approaches, moving beyond the proximate causes of economic theory to review the role in an analytic narrative of …pt. I. Introduction : theory and history -- pt. II. Ultimate causes : a fixed or malleable context -- pt. III. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851400
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Trade theory, analytical models, and development
Lloyd, Peter John (contributor);  … - 2005
Trade Policy Reforms and Development, comprises 11 essays offering new contributions on the following topics: globalisation and political economy of trade; trade, labour standards and economic crisis; the changing role of the WTO; competition policy and the WTO; choice of formulas for market access...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850921
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Development economics and structuralist macroeconomics : essays in honor of Lance Taylor
Dutt, Amitava Krishna (contributor); Ros, Jaime (contributor) - 2003
Lance Taylor is widely considered to be one of the pre-eminent development economists in the world and is known for his work on development planning, macroeconomics of development, stabilization policy, and the global economy. He has also been the major force behind structuralist economics,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850847
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The economic North-South divide : six decades of unequal development
Raffer, Kunibert - 2004 - Pbk. ed
The Economic North-South Divide explores the structural roots of the debt crisis and considers the impact of debt management on North-South economic relations, exposing certain double standards that tilt global markets further against the South. Encouraged by recent successful opposition to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011852069
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Growth and economic development : essays in honour of A.P. Thirlwall
Thirlwall, A. P.; McCombie, J. S. L.; Arestis, Philip; … - 2006
demonstrates the considerable influence that his work on economic theory has had on his contemporaries, and the profession as a … / Mark Roberts -- Endogenous growth theory : a partial critique / Philip Arestis and Malcolm Sawyer -- The nature of economic … growth and the neoclassical approach. : more questions than answers? / John McCombie -- On the core of macroeconomic theory …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850558
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Growth theory, nonlinear dynamics and economic modelling : scientific essays of William Allen Brock
Brock, William A. - 2001
This outstanding collection of William Brock's essays illustrates the power of dynamic modelling to shed light on the forces for stability and instability in economic systems. The articles selected reflect his best work and are indicative both of the type of policy problem that he finds...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473837
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Handbook of innovation systems and developing countries : building domestic capabilities in a global setting
Lundvall, Bengt-Åke (contributor) - 2009
This Handbook is the first attempt to adapt the IS approach to developing countries from a theoretical and empirical viewpoint. The Handbook brings eminent scholars in economics, innovation and development studies together with promising young researchers to review the literature and push...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850649
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Choice experiments in developing countries : implementation, challenges and policy implications
Birol, Ekin (contributor); Bennett, Jeff (contributor) - 2010
Choice Experiments in Developing Countries is an invaluable one-stop presentation of the best-practice case studies implementing the choice experiment method in developing countries. It highlights the theoretical and practical issues that should be taken into consideration when applying this...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850931