Contextual Development Economics A Holistic Approach to the Understanding of Economic Activity in Low-Income Countries /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Altmann, Matthias P. (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2011.
• Σειρά: The European Heritage in Economics and the Social Sciences ; 8
• Θέματα: Political science.; Economic history.; Development economics.; Economics.; Methodology/History of Economic Thought.; Development Economics.; Political Science.

Poverty still persists in today’s low-income countries despite decades of international aid, and extensive research on the determinants of growth and development. The book argues that meeting this challenge requires a holistic understanding of the context-specific factors that influence economic beh...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Introduction
• Poverty
• Transaction Costs
• Private Governance
• Informal Economic Activity
• The First Generation of Development Economists
• The Second Generation--Return to the Mainstream
• The Third Generation--Institutional Turn and the "New Development Economics"
• Conclusions from the Past and the Agenda for a New Generation of Development Economics
• Emerging New Directions in Development Economics
• German Historical Economics as Development Economiccs
• From Stage Theories to the Concept of Economic Styles
• The Relevance of the Historical School for the Study of Low-Income Countries
• Conclusions.