Textbook Economic Development, 12th edition

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product details:

• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1292002972
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1292002972
• Author: Michael P Todaro 

For courses on economic development

Accessible theory, relevant policy issues, and the latest data and research, in the context of a thorough introduction to the developing world.

Economic Development, – the leading textbook in this field – provides students with a complete and balanced introduction to the requisite theory, driving policy issues, and latest research. Todaro and Smith take a policy-oriented approach, presenting economic theory in the context of critical policy debates and country-specific case studies, to see how theory relates to the problems and prospects of developing countries.

table of contents:

I. Principles and Concepts

1. Introducing Economic Development: A Global Perspective
2. Comparative Economic Development
3. Classic Theories of Economic Growth and Development
4. Contemporary Models of Development and Underdevelopment

II. Problems and Policies: Domestic

5. Poverty, Inequality, and Development
6. Population Growth and Economic Development: Causes, Consequences, and Controversies
7. Urbanization and Rural-Urban Migration: Theory and Policy
8. Human Capital: Education and Health in Economic Development
9. Agricultural Transformation and Rural Development
10. The Environment and Development
11. Development Policymaking and the Roles of Market, State, and Civil Society

III. Problems and Policies: International and Macro

12. International Trade Theory and Development Strategy
13. Balance of Payments, Debt, Financial Crises, and Stabilization Policies
14. Foreign Finance, Investment, Aid, and Conflict: Controversies and Opportunities
15. Finance and Fiscal Policy for Development

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