First published in 1979, this fourth part of Principles of Political Economy applies the tools of economic analysis to the distribution of income and property. Professor Meade considers the problems of making interpersonal comparisons of welfare and of distinguishing between the efficiency and distributional aspects of changes in social welfare. He analyses the possible criteria for redistribution as between rich and poor members of the same generation, as between present and future generations, and - in the context of demographic policies - as between the born and the unborn. Special...

This ten volume backlist collection brings together an assortment of seminal works by highly influential British economist and Nobel Laureate James Meade. This comprehensive and diverse collection encompasses everything from economic growth, through to international trade, property ownership and his work on the principles of political economy. Spanning more than 30 years in Professor Meade's distinguished career, the reissued volumes in this collection, originally published between 1940 and 1976, offer a thorough and engaging insight into Professor Meade's work, which will appeal to the...

First published in 1961, this reissue examines the contemporary economic problems of Mauritius alongside those social problems which have a bearing on economic development. As a small and isolated economy, marked by a very rapid rate of contemporary population growth, by an extreme concentration on a single product, and by a great diversity of racial, religious and linguistic groups within the population, Mauritius is a representative microcosm of the economic problems of a large part of the developing world. The book considers the impact of a lower birth rate, emigration and economic...