Economic Development
- ISBN-10
- 0060428538
- ISBN-13
- 9780060428532
- Series
- Economic Development
- Category
- Economic development
- Pages
- 508
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1987
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Author
- Jan S. Hogendorn
Description
Analyzes the basic theories of development and explores current issues relevant to less developed countries, emphasizing international economic aspects of development. Contains chapters on measuring development and poverty; financing development; foreign aid, the World Bank, and the IMF; technology; population; labor and human capital; rural development; trade policy; and the environment. For students who have taken a first-year course in the principles of economics. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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