Development and Underdevelopment: Political Economy of Inequality - Softcover

Seligson, Mitchell A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1555874002 ISBN 13: 9781555874001

Publisher: Lynne Rienner, 1993

Synopsis

Why have some countries succeeded at the task of economic development, while others have failed dismally? Designed to address this question - to explain the persistence and even widening of the gap between both rich and poor countries, and rich and poor within poor countries - this anthology draws upon classic as well as current literature. Students should find conventional explanations based on theories of modernisation and culture, revisionist explanations focusing on dependency and world-systems analysis, and the most recent literature on rent-seeking, markets and states. Empirical evidence evaluates the success of the contending theories presented; case studies are also included. The final chapter draws conclusions about where development theory has been and where it is going.

Edition details

• Publisher: Lynne Rienner
• Publication date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1555874002
• ISBN 13: 9781555874001
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 400