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082 _a338.9 MEI-1
_bMEI-1
100 _aMeier Gerald M
245 _aLeading issues in economic development
250 _a7th Repr
260 _aNew York
_bOxford University Press
_c2002
300 _a578p
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365 _bRs.330
505 _aCONTENTS; UST OF EXHIBITS; PREFACE; USING THIS BOOK; I. INTRODUCTION; Overview; I.A. MEASURING DEVELOPMENT; I.B. ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE OF LESS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES: THE RECENT PAST 1.C The Discipline of Development Economics II. HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE III •. SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT IV. INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER IVA TRADE V. HUMAN RESOURCES VA EDUCATION V.B. POPULATION V.D. GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT VI. MIGRATION AND THE URBAN INFORMAL SECTOR VII. AGRICULTURE VII.A THE IMPORTANCE OF AGRICULTURE FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT VII.B. DESIGNING AN AGRICULTURAL STRATEGY VII.C. MICROECONOMICS OF THE RURAL SECOR VII.D. AGRICULTURAL PRICING POLICY AND URBAN BIAS VII. INCOME DISTRIBUTION VlII. A. THE IMPACT OF DEVELOPMENT ON INCOME DISTRIBUTION VlII. B. THE IMPAACT OF INCOME DISTRIBUTION ON DEVELOPMENT VIII.C. CASE STUDIES IX. POLITICAL ECONOMY; IX.A. THE (PROPER) ROLE OF THE STATE IN LESS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES IX.B. RENT SEEKING AND GOVERNMENT FAILURE IX.C. STATE CAPACITY; X. DEVELOPMENT AND THE ENVIRONMENT; APPENDIX: HOW TO READ A REGRESSION TABLE; INDEX OF SELEGION AUTHORS; INDEX
650 _a1. Economic Development - Developing Countries2. Economic Performance - Less Developed Countries
700 _aRauch James E
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