"Why should you read a book on economic growth? Because the subject is important: it is about the well-being of our societies today and in the future; and because it is beautiful. It carries wonderful ideas, some exposed more than 2000 years ago, spanning all civilizations. You will certainly...

Optimal Growth Economics is concerned with the investigation of the contemporary issues in general economics, and growth economics and in the formulation of optimal growth programs, especially the issue of the sustainability of growth. This book proposes the development of optimal growth...

1. The Methodological Puzzle -- 2. Introduction to General and Integrated Development and Growth -- 3. Economic Action, Cultural Background and Institutions -- 4. Complex Economic Systems, Information and Forms of Capitalism -- 5. Politics and Governance -- 6. Uncertainty -- 7. Expectations --...