This collection draws together contemporary articles on development economics. Ideal for students with little or no background in economics, it covers a range of themes including poverty, foreign aid, agriculture and human capital

Seit es gesellschaftliches Zusammenleben gibt, beschäftigen sich Menschen mit der Frage, wie individueller und gemeinschaftlicher Wohlstand erreicht und erhöht werden kann. Nicht alle Wege zum Wohlstand waren erfolgreich - mancher empfohlene Pfad hat sich als Irrweg erwiesen. Dieses Buch...

Principles and concepts -- Economics, institutions, and development -- Comparative economic development -- Classic theories of economic growth and development -- Contemporary models of development and underdevelopment -- Problems and policies : domestic -- Poverty, inequality, and development --...

"This handbook brings together essays by leading contributors to development sociology by addressing intellectual challenges: internal and international migration, transformation of political regimes, globalization, changes in household and family formations, gender dynamics, technological...

Introduction / Damien Kingsbury -- Reconceptualising development : the painful job of thinking / Andrew Hewett and Chris Roche -- The g7+ group of fragile states : towards improved international engagement / Simon Fenby -- After the washington consensus / John McKay -- Civil war and the limits...