Socio-economic development /
Why are poor countries poor and rich countries rich? How are wealth and poverty related to changes in health, life expectancy, education, population growth and politics? This non-technical introduction to development studies explores the dynamics of socioeconomic development and stagnation in develo...
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| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2015.
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| Edition: | Second edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- List of acronyms and abbreviations
- 1. Developing countries and the concept of development
- 2. Development of the international economic order, 1450-2015
- 3. Growth and stagnation: theories and experiences
- 4. Technology and development
- 5. Population and development
- 6. Health, healthcare and development
- 7. Education and development
- 8. Economic development, structural change and industrialisation
- 9. Industrial development
- 10. Agricultural development and rural development
- 11. State formation and political aspects of development
- 12. Cultural and institutional dimensions of development
- 13. The international economic and political order since 1945
- 14. Foreign aid and development
- References
- Author index
- Subject index.