Economic Development

　　1.This book is the leading textbook in this field, providing a complete and balanced introduction to the requisite theory, the driving policy issues, and the latest research.

　　2.The author take a policy-oriented approach, presenting economic theory in the context of critical policy debates and country-specific case studies so students see how theory relates to the problems and prospects of developing countries.

作者簡介

James R. McGuigan
　　現職：JRM Investments

R. Charles Moyer
　　現職：University of Louisville

Frederick H. deB. Harris
　　現職：Wake Forest University

PART I: PRINCIPLES AND CONCEPTS
Ch 1 Introducing Economic Development: A Global Perspective
Ch 2 Comparative Economic Development
Ch 3 Classic Theories of Economic Growth and Development
Ch 4 Contemporary Models of Development and Underdevelopment

PART II: PROBLEMS AND POLICIES: DOMESTIC
Ch 5 Poverty, Inequality, and Development
Ch 6 Population Growth and Economic Development: Causes, Consequences, and Controversies
Ch 7 Urbanization and Rural-Urban Migration: Theory and Policy
Ch 8 Human Capital: Education and Health in Economic Development
Ch 9 Agricultural Transformation and Rural Development
Ch10 The Environment and Development
Ch11 Development Policymaking and the Roles of Market, State, and Civil Society

PART III: PROBLEMS AND POLICIES: INTERNATIONAL AND MACRO
Ch12 International Trade Theory and Development Strategy
Ch13 Balance of Payments, Debt, Financial Crises, and Stabilization Policies
Ch14 Foreign Finance, Investment, and Aid: Controversies and Opportunities
Ch15 Finance and Fiscal Policy for Development