Bauer Baron Peter Thomas (13 results)

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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st. 1st American edition; dj in mylar; green c w/gilt sine titles; author's complimentary card laid in (unsigned); 184 clean, unmarked pages/index.a collection of essays critiquing mainstream development economics, arguing that market-driven growth, personal initiative, and international trade?not foreign aid or central planning?are the engines of development. It argues that economic achievement stems from individual efforts and specific societal aptitudes rather than, or in spite of, government planning.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st. 1st American edition; dj w/lite wear only, unclipped price, in mylar; lite blue c w/black titles, slight sunning of spnie; ; owner's name; 271 clean, unmarked pages/index.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Even in impoverished countries lacking material and human resources, P. T. Bauer argues, economic growth is possible under the right conditions. These include a certain amount of thrift and enterprise among the people, social mores and traditions which sustain them, and a firm but limited government which permits market forces to work. Challenging many views about development that are widely held, Bauer takes on squarely the notion that egalitarianism is an appropriate goal. He goes on to argue that the population explosion of less-developed countries has on the whole been a voluntary phenomenon and that each new generation has lived better than its forebears. He also critically examines the notion that the policies and practices of Western nations have been responsible for third world poverty. In a major chapter, he reviews the rationalizations for foreign aid and finds them weak; while in another he shows that powerful political clienteles have developed in the Western nations supporting the foreign aid process and probably benefiting more from it than the alleged recipients. Another chapter explores the link between the issue of Special Drawing Rights by the International Monetary Fund on the one hand and the aid process on the other. Throughout the book, Bauer carefully examines the evidence and the light it throws on the propositions of development. Although the results of his analysis contradict the conventional wisdom of development economics, anyone who is seriously concerned with the subject must take them into account. Essays examine barriers to economic growth, the struggle for economic equality, and the economic relations between the Third World and Western countries. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Even in impoverished countries lacking material and human resources, P. T. Bauer argues, economic growth is possible under the right conditions. These include a certain amount of thrift and enterprise among the people, social mores and traditions which sustain them, and a firm but limited government which permits market forces to work. Challenging many views about development that are widely held, Bauer takes on squarely the notion that egalitarianism is an appropriate goal. He goes on to argue that the population explosion of less-developed countries has on the whole been a voluntary phenomenon and that each new generation has lived better than its forebears. He also critically examines the notion that the policies and practices of Western nations have been responsible for third world poverty. In a major chapter, he reviews the rationalizations for foreign aid and finds them weak; while in another he shows that powerful political clienteles have developed in the Western nations supporting the foreign aid process and probably benefiting more from it than the alleged recipients. Another chapter explores the link between the issue of Special Drawing Rights by the International Monetary Fund on the one hand and the aid process on the other. Throughout the book, Bauer carefully examines the evidence and the light it throws on the propositions of development. Although the results of his analysis contradict the conventional wisdom of development economics, anyone who is seriously concerned with the subject must take them into account. Essays examine barriers to economic growth, the struggle for economic equality, and the economic relations between the Third World and Western countries. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.