The evolution of the development doctrine over the last six decades is analysed in some detail in this paper. The … development doctrine is defined as the body of knowledge consisting of four interrelated components: (1) the prevailing … development objectives; (2) the conceptual state of the art relating to development theories, models, techniques and applications …

This research develops an evolutionary growth theory that captures the interplay between the evolution of mankind and … economic growth since the emergence of the human species. This unified theory encompasses the observed evolution of population … that shaped the evolution of the human species, whereas the evolution of the human species was the origin of the take …

economic development and the evolution of inequality within and across societies. The study argues that entrepreneurial spirit …This research suggests that the evolution of entrepreneurial spirit played a significant role in the process of … evolved non-monotonically in the course of human history. In early stages of development, the rise in income generated an …