Aspects of Development and Underdevelopment (Modern Cambridge Economics Series) - Hardcover

Robinson, Joan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521226376 ISBN 13: 9780521226370

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1979

Synopsis

Joan Robinson shows how the economic mechanisms that produce wealth in the midst of growing misery can be understood. For this purpose she uses the classical theory of accumulation and the modern theory of international trade and finance. Her simple but penetrating analysis illuminates the problems of poverty, accumulation, industrialization and trade, while exposing misleading conceptions of the Third World. Throughout the book, general principles are demonstrated with particular examples, making those principles both clearer and more relevant. The book's conclusion is that the economic problems of the Third World remain rooted in deep-seated political conflicts of national and international interests.

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Book Description

Joan Robinson shows how the economic mechanisms that produce wealth in the midst of growing misery can be understood. Her simple but penetrating analysis illuminates the problems of poverty, accumulation, industrialisation and trade, while exposing misleading conceptions of the Third World.

Synopsis

An analysis of the economic mechanisms that produce wealth in the midst of growing misery.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1979
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521226376
• ISBN 13: 9780521226370
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 170