Development Economics: Its Position in the Present State of Knowledge

ISBN-13: 9780202361482 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 256 str.

Kurt Martin; John Knapp

Opis

Interest in the problems of underdeveloped economies has increased since the early 1950s, and is now a primary topic in university courses. When this book was originally published, it reflected a sense among some economists that current, orthodox economic theory is inadequate in this field.

Spis treści

The Limitations of the Special Case 1; I: Papers submitted to the Conference; Part A. The State of Knowledge; Twenty Leading Questions on the Teaching of Economics; Economic Theory and the Underdeveloped Countries; What we do not know about the Economics of Development in Low Income Societies; The Use and Abuse of Models in Development Planning 1; The Economics of Educational Planning: Sense and Nonsense; Part B. Teaching Economic Development; Teaching Economic Development in the U.K.: Some Analytical Aspects; Teaching Economic Planning at the Institute of Social Studies, The Hague; Teaching Economic Development at Manchester; II: Oral discussion; Part A. The State of Knowledge; Opening Remarks; Part B. Teaching Economic Development

O autorze

John Knapp