Matches in Harvard for { <http://id.lib.harvard.edu/aleph/007664532/catalog> ?p ?o. }
Showing items 1 to 21 of
21
with 100 items per page.
- catalog abstract ""Debraj Ray, one of the most accomplished theorists in development economics today, presents in this book a synthesis of recent and older literature in the field and raises important questions that will help to set the agenda for future research. He covers such vital subjects as theories of economic growth, economic inequality, poverty and undernutrition, population growth, trade policy, and the markets for land, labor, and credit." "The book takes the position that there is no single cause for economic progress, but that a combination of factors - among them the improvement of physical and human capital, the reduction of inequality, and institutions that enable the background flow of information essential to market performance - consistently favor development. Ray supports his arguments throughout with examples from around the world. The book assumes a knowledge of only introductory economics and explains sophisticated concepts in simple, direct language, keeping the use of mathematics to a minimum."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b10595496.
- catalog created "c1998.".
- catalog date "1998".
- catalog date "c1998.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1998.".
- catalog description ""Debraj Ray, one of the most accomplished theorists in development economics today, presents in this book a synthesis of recent and older literature in the field and raises important questions that will help to set the agenda for future research. He covers such vital subjects as theories of economic growth, economic inequality, poverty and undernutrition, population growth, trade policy, and the markets for land, labor, and credit." "The book takes the position that there is no single cause for economic progress, but that a combination of factors - among them the improvement of physical and human capital, the reduction of inequality, and institutions that enable the background flow of information essential to market performance - consistently favor development. Ray supports his arguments throughout with examples from around the world. The book assumes a knowledge of only introductory economics and explains sophisticated concepts in simple, direct language, keeping the use of mathematics to a minimum."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [805]-828) and indexes.".
- catalog description "Introduction -- Economic development: overview -- Economic growth -- The new growth theories -- History, expectations, and development -- Economic inequality -- Inequality and development: interconnections -- Poverty and undernutrition -- Population growth and economic development -- Rural and urban -- Markets in agriculture: an introduction -- Land -- Labor -- Credit -- Insurance -- International trade -- Trade policy -- Multilateral approaches to trade policy -- Appendix 1. Elementary game theory -- Appendix 2. Elementary statistical methods.".
- catalog extent "xvii, 848 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0691017069 (cl : alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "1998".
- catalog issued "c1998.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press,".
- catalog subject "338.9 21".
- catalog subject "Development economics.".
- catalog subject "HD75 .R39 1998".
- catalog tableOfContents "Introduction -- Economic development: overview -- Economic growth -- The new growth theories -- History, expectations, and development -- Economic inequality -- Inequality and development: interconnections -- Poverty and undernutrition -- Population growth and economic development -- Rural and urban -- Markets in agriculture: an introduction -- Land -- Labor -- Credit -- Insurance -- International trade -- Trade policy -- Multilateral approaches to trade policy -- Appendix 1. Elementary game theory -- Appendix 2. Elementary statistical methods.".
- catalog title "Development economics / Debraj Ray.".
- catalog type "text".