 |
|
|
Item Details
| Title:
|
ECONOMICS OF DEVELOPMENT
THEORY AND EVIDENCE |
| By: |
A. P. Thirlwall, Penelope Pacheco-Lopez |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| List price:
|
£65.99 |
|
We currently do not stock this item, please contact the publisher directly for
further information.
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ISBN 10: |
1137577940 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781137577948 |
| Publisher: |
PALGRAVE MACMILLAN |
| Pub. date: |
27 April, 2017 |
| Edition: |
10th ed. 2017 |
| Pages: |
680 |
| Description: |
This established and well-respected text provides a comprehensive treatment of both theory and policy debates, illustrated throughout with up-to-date case studies and data. The definitive book on development economics for undergraduate students. |
| Synopsis: |
The economic and social development of the world's poorest countries, and the eradication of primary poverty, is one of the greatest challenges facing the world. This tenth edition of Tony Thirlwall's classic textbook Economics of Development, now co-written with Penelope Pacheco-Lopez, provides a clear, comprehensive and rigorous introduction to the theory of development economics and the experience of developing countries.Highlights of the new edition include:* A brand new chapter on human capital: education, nutrition, health, and the role of women in development* New material on the Sustainable Development Goals, the measurement of poverty, and the multidimensional poverty index* Discussion of randomized control trials * The role of structural change in economic development* New IMF lending facilities An ideal textbook for students of economics and other social sciences, this edition contains up-to-date statistics and data, case examples and website references. |
| Illustrations: |
680 p. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Palgrave |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
|
|
|
 |
Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr
A celebratory, inclusive and educational exploration of Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr for both children that celebrate and children who want to understand and appreciate their peers who do.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|