Leading Issues in Economic Development

By Chris Scott

This sixth edition of a widely used textbook for courses in the economics of development has been extensively revised to reflect new changes in the subject and new problems confronting the development community. The editor has culled the most insightful readings from a variety of sources and integrated them into topical structure that includes his on explanatory sections. New to this edition are sections on new growth theory, new institutional economics and problems of imperfect information and incomplete markets, the environment, recent experience with policy reform, and political economy as related to governance. The readings provide a wide range of viewpoints not found in standard textbooks.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195071808
• ISBN13: 9780195071801
• Release Date: March 1995
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 616 Pages
• Weight: 2.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 7.0" x 9.9"

Customer Reviews

A collection of article extracts on Development Economics

This is a book written for students and researchers working in the field of Development Economics. Virtually all areas of the field are covered and most of the most important articles that have been published on the development of the economy are in it. More advanced readers will however notice that some articles that should been in this book are missing. It is nevertheless an incredible help for all those who want to get...

Good second step in development economics

This book is a very good introduction to development economics for those who have some background in economics. The book does assume some prior knowledge of concepts and terminology, as it seeks to address many of the main contemporary issues related to development. There is a definite bias of focus on Third World developing countries rather than transitional or developed countries.The issues addressed include the more traditional...

Wonderful collection of articles

I found this book extremely useful for understanding development economics. It provides a variety of different approaches and theories with clear explanations from the editors. A great source that I recommend strongly.

excellent tool for any one interested in development

Meier's book provides an excellent tool for anyone interested in Development Economics. Most, if not all, of the important development theories and issues have been covered in a clear and concise way. Amongst the contributors, many are notable economists and scholars such as: Chenery, Stiglitz, Bardhan, Nurske, Sen, Lewis, Todaro, Krueger, Ranis, Rosenstein-Rodan, Hirschman- to name but a few. This book has truly been...

A concise and elegant review of economic development issues

A concise and but detailed review of the most important issues in agricultural development. The text includes new and important perspectives on issues in development. Topics covered include dualistic development, domestic financing of development, external financing of development, human resourses, industrialisation and agriculture and trade/development. This is an excellent reference book as well as a very interesting...