Growth and Development From an Evolutionary Perspective

Fei, John; Ranis, Gustav

ISBN 10: 1557860793 / ISBN 13: 9781557860798

Published by Blackwell Publishing, 1997

About this Item

Condition : Fair. Usable study copy. Former-university library copy with associated library stamps etc. Hard cover, no jacket. 465pp. No highlighting or annotations to text. Wear to cover. Some staining to page edges. This does not affect text. Photos on request.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Growth and Development From an Evolutionary Perspective
• Publisher: Blackwell Publishing
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1557860793
• ISBN 13: 9781557860798
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Fair
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

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Synopsis

The central purpose is to borrow and on occasion adapt the various tool kits offered to improve our current understanding of the development process which we see, in Simon Kuznets' terminology, as a transition from agrarianism to modern economic growth

About the Author

John C. H. Fei was formerly Chairman of the Board at the Chung Hua Institute of Economic Research in Taipei, Taiwan. Co-author of five books and more than 75 articles, Fei also served as consultant to organizations such as AID, NPA, UNDP and the National Science Council of Taiwan. A Ph.D. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, he taught at Cornell University and Yale University.

Gustav Ranis is the Director of The Yale Center for International and Area Studies and Professor of International Economics at Yale University. Having served as consultant to such entities as The World Bank, ADB, AID, OECD, UNIDO, FAO, UNDP, and the Ford and Rockefeller Foundations, Ranis is on the advisory boards, of several third-world research institutions. He has written extensively on theoretical and policy-related issues of development.