Readings in the Theory of Economic Development (Wiley Blackwell Readings for Contemporary Economics) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0631220054 ISBN 13: 9780631220053

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 2000

Synopsis

This collection provides a complete introduction to new ways of thinking about economic development. Emphasizing economic theory, each article has been selected for its theoretical completeness, accessibility and clarity as well as its value as a contribution to the field. A thorough introductory essay summarizes the state of the field for those new to the field and explains the importance of the articles selected.

About this title

About the Author

Dilip Mookherjee is Professor of Economics and Director of the Institute for Economic Development at Boston University.

Debraj Ray is Professor of Economics at New York University. He is the author of Development Economics (1998).

From the Back Cover

This collection provides a complete introduction to new ways of thinking about economic development. Emphasizing economic theory, each article has been selected for its theoretical completeness, accessibility, and clarity as well as its value as a contribution to the field. A thorough introductory essay summarizes the state of the field for those new to this area and explains the importance of the articles selected.

The articles will interest academic researchers, policy practitioners and students alike.

This book:

• 
  
• Examines new ways of thinking about the economics of development.
  
• Initiates the nonspecialist into state-of-the-art research in the field.
  
• Includes a thorough introduction that identifies the main themes and contextualizes the readings.
  
• Provides the basis for a semester-long course in development economics.

The articles will interest academic researchers, policy practitioners and students alike.

This book:

• 
  
• Examines new ways of thinking about the economics of development.
  
• Initiates the nonspecialist into state-of-the-art research in the field.
  
• Includes a thorough introduction that identifies the main themes and contextualizes the readings.
  
• Provides the basis for a semester-long course in development economics.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0631220054
• ISBN 13: 9780631220053
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 496
• Editor: Mookherjee Dilip, Ray Debraj