Todaro, Michael P.

Economic development / Michael P. Todaro, Stephen C. Smith. - 9th ed. - Boston, Mass. : Addison Wesley, c2006. - xxvii, 851 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. - The Addison-Wesley series in economics .

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Preface. - Case studies. - Pt. 1. Principles and concepts. 1. Economics, Institutions, and Development: A Global Perspective. 2. Comparative Development: Differences and Commonalities among Developing Countries. 3. Classic Theories of Economic Development. 4. Contemporary Models of Development and Underdevelopment. Part 2. Problems and Policies: Domestic. 5. Poverty, Inequality, and Development. 6. Population Growth and Economic Development: Causes, Consequences, and Controversies. 7. Urbanization and Rural-Urban Migration: Theory and Policy. 8. Human Capital: Education and Health in Economic Development. 9. Agricultural Transformation and Rural Development. 10. The Environment and Development. 11. Development Policymaking and the Roles of Market, State, and Civil Society. - Part 3 Problems and Policies: International and Macro 12. Trade Theory and Development Experience. 13. The Trade Policy Debate: Export Promotion, Import Substitution, and Economic Integration. 14. Balance of Payments, Developing-Country Debt, and the Macroeconomic Stabilization Controversy. 15. Foreign Finance, Investment, and Aid: Controversies and Opportunities. 16. Finance and Fiscal Policy for Development. 17. Some Critical Issues for the Twenty-First Century. - Glossary. - Name Index. - Subject Index

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Economic development.


Developing countries--Economic policy.

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