Tumultuous beginnings : the cause of poverty and its remedy -- The causes of population growth : the French prize essay -- The centerpiece of Wicksell's theory : diminishing returns -- Overpopulation, specialization and trade -- Emigration : a solution of the past -- The optimum population --...

This book examines Gunnar Myrdal’s analysis of poverty in relation to Sweden, the United States, South Asia, and the international economy. The chapters investigate Mrydal’s methodological development and his focus on the principle of circular and cummulative causation, dynamic economic...