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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Shahrukh Rafi KhanPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.930kg ISBN: 9780415787352ISBN 10: 0415787351 Pages: 400 Publication Date: 05 November 2019 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education , Undergraduate Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsPart I: Background 1: Introduction 2: Data and their use in development economics 3: Commonalities and differences among low and low middle income countries 4: Poverty, inequality and some proposed solutions Part II: Key approaches to economic development and the middle income trap 5: Classical and radical antecedents of development economics 6: Developmentalists and developmentalism 7: Neo-Marxism, structuralism and dependency theory 8: Neoliberalism and its critics 9: New developmentalism: industrial policy, policy space and premature deindustrialization debates 10: Is there a middle income trap? Part III: How key approaches play into some key debates 11: Debates on foreign aid 12: Debates on foreign direct investment 13: Debates on agriculture/sustainable agriculture 14: Debates on technology and addressing environmental problems/green industrial policy Part IV: Conclusion 15: Catch-up growth: finding a triggerReviewsThe book offers a very easy and good read for beginners and the seminary questions at the end of each chapter represent a useful tool for academic tutors at university level. - Mohammad Alsaghir, Markfield Institute of Higher Education, UK Dr. Shahrukh Khan's new textbook is a fantastic book for teachers and students trying to get into the field of development economics. [...] What sets this work apart is the centrality it places on covering all of the diversity in the field of development economics. From neo-Marxists to neo-liberals and everything in between, the book honors and critiques the value of each approach to understanding development. The book is easily read, engaging, and perfect for anyone looking to teach an intro to development class. - Sidney Michelini, New Books in Economics Podcast on the New Books Network (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shahrukh-khan-development-economics-critical-introduction/id425187524) The book offers a very easy and good read for beginners and the seminary questions at the end of each chapter represent a useful tool for academic tutors at university level. - Mohammad Alsaghir, Markfield Institute of Higher Education, UK Dr. Shahrukh Khan's new textbook is a fantastic book for teachers and students trying to get into the field of development economics. [...] What sets this work apart is the centrality it places on covering all of the diversity in the field of development economics. From neo-Marxists to neo-liberals and everything in between, the book honors and critiques the value of each approach to understanding development. The book is easily read, engaging, and perfect for anyone looking to teach an intro to development class. - Sidney Michelini, New Books in Economics Podcast on the New Books Network (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shahrukh-khan-development-economics-critical-introduction/id425187524) The book offers a very easy and good read for beginners and the seminary questions at the end of each chapter represent a useful tool for academic tutors at university level. -Mohammad Alsaghir, Markfield Institute of Higher Education, UK Author InformationShahrukh Rafi Khan is currently Research Associate at Mount Holyoke College, USA. He formerly served as executive director of the Sustainable Development Policy Institute, Islamabad. He has also formerly taught at the University of Utah and Vassar College and served as Copeland Fellow at Amherst College. He has published extensively in refereed journals and authored and edited numerous books. He has twice won The Akhtar Hameed Khan book prize and engaged in academic consulting for several international organizations. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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