"Essentials of Development Economics represents an alternative approach to traditional development economics textbooks, written to provide students with the critical tools used in today's development economics research and practice. Compact and less expensive than other textbooks for...

Written to provide students with the critical tools and approaches used by development economists, Essentials of Development Economics represents an alternative approach to traditional textbooks on the subject. Compact and less expensive than other textbooks for undergraduate development...

What development economics is all about -- What works and what doesn't? -- Income -- Poverty -- Inequality -- Human development -- Growth -- Institutions -- Agriculture -- Structural transformation -- Information and markets -- Finance -- International trade and globalization -- Epilogue.