Contents:
Part I.
Principles and Concepts of Development: 1. Introduction; 2. The
meaning and measurement of economic development; 3. Economic
development in historical perspective; 4. Characteristics and
institutions of developing countries; 5. Theories of economic
development;
Part II.
Poverty Alleviation and Income Distribution: 6.
Poverty, malnutrition and income inequality; 7. Rural poverty and
agricultural transformation;
Part III.
Factors of Growth: 8. Population
and development; 9. Employment, migration and urbanization; 10.
Education, health and human capital; 11. Capital formation, investment
choice, information technology and technical progress; 12.
Entrepreneurship, organization and innovation; 13. Natural resources
and the environment: toward sustainable development;
Part IV.
The
Macroeconomics and International Economics of Development: 14.
Monetary, fiscal and incomes policy, and inflation; 15. Balance of
payments, aid and foreign investment; 16. The external debt and
financial crises; 17. International trade;
Part V.
Development
Strategies: 18. Development planning and policy-making: the state and
the market; 19. Stabilization, adjustment, reform and privatization.
