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Is 'development' passe? Is it merely a by-product or a 'trickle down' effect of economic growth, spurred by globalisation? Will poverty simply diminish with increased global markets? This state-of-the-art critical 'development' reader deals with these and other related questions. "Globalisation,...
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emerging economy through nuanced analysis on the roles of human agency in the context of structural transformation. In other … has cast doubt about the principle of laissez faire among the people in the developing world. This doubt, together with …
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the structural constraints and imbalances underpinning such global problems, the world economy is doomed to experience an … backburner. Day to day management of macro fundamentals in the global economy and the labour market have consumed decision makers …
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-Accelerating Digital Economy -- The Faster Accelerating Growth of the Knowledge-Based Society -- The Catch-Up Illusion: Why Developing … industrialized countries throughout the world. …
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Macroeconomics is the application of economic theory to the study of the economy’s growth, cycle and price …-level determination. Macroeconomics takes account of stylized facts observed in the real world and builds theoretical frameworks to … increase of per-capita income. A market economy shows periods of expanding and contracting economic activity. This phenomenon …
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whether modern economic theory can explain how we ensure the effective functioning of the market economy. The book shows that … Approaches -- 2. The “Vicious Circle” of Political Economy Development: The Necrophilia syndrome -- 3. M. I. Tugan-Baranovsky as …: Evolution of Theories of Economic Development -- 5. The Innovation Structural Change of Economy as a Main Factor of Economic …
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Timothy Besley brings together a set of essays on themes relevant to the study of economic development written by leading authors. It covers a range of topics many of which are relevant to policy issues. In many cases, the authors bring new insights from empirical research in a range of economies
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This is the first biography of a world-famous pioneering development economist, Sir Hans W. Singer, who is better known … throughout the developing world than any other economist, living or dead. It gives a detailed account of the way in which the …
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The book examines the extent to which Amartya Sen's conception of 'development as freedom' can be a guide for development policy. It argues that the theoretical foundations of the conception need to be expanded, and that it needs to give more attention to collective and historical dimensions if...
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This open access book analyses the development problems of sub-Sahara Africa (SSA) from the eyes of a Korean diplomat with knowledge of the economic growth Korea has experienced in recent decades. The author argues that Africa's development challenges are not due to a lack of resources but a...
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