Economic development a regional, institutional, and historical approach /

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Main Author: Grabowski, Richard, 1949-
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Other Authors: Self, Sharmistha, 1963-, Shields, Michael P., 1945-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, c2007.
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245 1 0 |a Economic development  |h [electronic resource] :  |b a regional, institutional, and historical approach /  |c Richard Grabowski, Sharmistha Self, Michael P. Shields. 
260 |a Armonk, N.Y. :  |b M.E. Sharpe,  |c c2007. 
300 |a xv, 320 p. :  |b ill., maps. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0 |a Introduction to economic development. Growth versus development. History of development theory. Changes in recent development thinking. What lessons have we learned and where do we go from here? -- European emergence. Growth during the Industrial Revolution. Agricultural growth. Protoindustrialization and trade. Exploitation and slavery. The evolution and role of political institutions. Culture and nationalism. Culture and technology -- East Asian experience. Early experiences of Japan and China. Catching up : a neoclassical view. Catching up : a role for the state. Catching up : Japanese success. Catching up : early Chinese failure. Taiwan and Korea -- Sub-Saharan Africa. Pre-colonial period. The Colonial era. Patron-client political structure. Urban biased policy. Urban bias and migration. Risk management and lineage groups. Lineage groups, fertility and the demographic transition. The failed state. Botswana : a success story -- South Asia. Pre-independence India. India after independence. A theoretical framework. Population growth and unemployment. Poverty. Dependence on agriculture. Religion and caste. Gender bias. Education -- Latin America. The emergence of Spain. The colonial period. Independence and trade. Export expansion and growth. Import-substitution industrialization. Globalization and the International Monetary Fund. Inflation. Population growth. Solving the commitment problem -- The Middle East and North Africa. Early economy in the Precolonial era. The Precolonial and Colonial era. The emergence of nation-states. Petroleum exports and the petroleum exporters. Petroleum and nonpetroleum exporters in MENA -- Economies in transition : socialist to market. Economic systems. Economic performance of socialism. Some analysts on transition. The Russian experience. The Chinese experience. Explanation for different reform paths. Sustainable growth -- Conclusions: what have we learned? Efflorescence. Impact of colonization. Role of the state. Role of democracy. Tying it all together. 
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