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Economic Growth and Development: A Comparative Introduction
Matthew Mccartney
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Description for Economic Growth and Development: A Comparative Introduction
Paperback. This wide-ranging text introduces the causes of economic growth and stagnation across countries. It combines consideration of proximate causes as well as systemic factors, and provides the historical context and theoretical background to aid understanding of international disparities. Num Pages: 352 pages, 15 figures, 20 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JP; KCG; KCP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 542.
Widening economic inequalities across the globe today can be understood as the historical consequences of different drivers of growth. This important new text examines the proximate factors of labour, capital and productivity across a range of countries, as well as deeper explanations, from geographical and cultural factors, to colonialism, institutions and the openness of markets and borders. It considers these variables, their effects on rates of growth, and how differing rates of growth will enhance or constrain a country's development. The author makes the case that long-standing inequalities between countries should be the primary focus for academic study, and ... Read more
Widening economic inequalities across the globe today can be understood as the historical consequences of different drivers of growth. This important new text examines the proximate factors of labour, capital and productivity across a range of countries, as well as deeper explanations, from geographical and cultural factors, to colonialism, institutions and the openness of markets and borders. It considers these variables, their effects on rates of growth, and how differing rates of growth will enhance or constrain a country's development. The author makes the case that long-standing inequalities between countries should be the primary focus for academic study, and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137290298
SKU
V9781137290298
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-5
About Matthew Mccartney
Matthew McCartney is Director of the Contemporary South Asian Studies Programme and Associate Professor of the Political Economy and Human Development of India, University of Oxford, UK.
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