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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Szirmai, Adam, 1946-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
Edition:Second edition.
Subjects:
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.