Tackles one of the big puzzles in the field of development economics, examining why Argentina, despite rich natural resources and ample human capital, has endured such poor growth performance. This title points to what went wrong, and offers a contribution to sustainable development dialogue

Enterpreneurship is central to the market process, and yet most theories of it fail to tackle the problem of how economic agents learn from their experience. This book redresses this by systematically applying the ideas of Karl Popper. It treats the entrepeneur as a theorist who develops...

Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1 Planning for Reconstruction -- planning and reality -- revisions and reality -- socialism in the western zones -- conclusion -- 2 The Future of the Ruhr -- the evolution...

This book brings together a number of contributions in growth theory and macroeconomic dynamics that reflect recent developments and the ongoing debate over the relative merits of neo-classical and endogenous growth models. It focuses on three important aspects that have been receiving...