The economics of developing countries

The growth in real income per person in the third-world nations of Latin America, Asia, and Africa, about twofold since 1950, is a mixed record. On the one hand, the growth warrants optimism, particularly in Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, China, other fast-growing Pacific Rim countries, and Brazil.

I Principles and Concepts of Development

1 Introduction

2 The Meaning and Measurement of Economic Development

3 Economic Development in Historical Perspective

4 Profile of Developing Countries

5 Theories of Economic Development

II Poverty Alleviation and Income Distribution

6 Poverty, Malnutrition, and Income Inequality

7 Rural Poverty and Agricultural Transformation

III Factors of Growth

8 Population and Development

9 Employment, Migration, and Urbanization

10 Education, Training, and Human Capital

11 Capital Formation, Investment Choice, and Technical Progress

12 Entrepreneurship, Organization, and Innovation

13 Natural Resources and the Environment: Toward Sustainable Development

IV Domestic Resource Policies

14 Sources of Capital Formation

15 Monetary, Fiscal, and Incomes Policy, and Inflation

V The International Economics of Development

16 Balance of Payments, Aid, and Foreign Investment

17 The External Debt Crisis

18 International Trade

VI Development Strategies

19 Planning and the Market

20 Stabilization, Adjustment, Reform, and Privatization

Name and Author Index

Subject Index

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