Economic development /
Michael P. Todaro and Stephen C. Smith
- Thirteen Edition.
- England ; Pearson, c2020
- xxxix, 884 pages ; color illustration ; 26cm.
Includes glossary
1. introducing Economic Development: A Global Perspective -- 2. Comparative Economic Development -- 3. Classic Theories of Economic Growth and Development -- 4. Contemporary Models of Development and Underdevelopment -- 5. Poverty, Inequality, and Development -- 6. Population Growth and Economic Development: Causes, Consequences, and Controversies -- 7. Urbanisation and Rural-Urban Migration: Theory and Policy -- 8. Human Capital: Education and Health in Economic Development -- 9. Agricultural Transformation and Rural Development -- 10. The Environment and Development -- 11. Development Policymaking and the Roles of Market, State, and Civil Society -- 12. International Trade Theory and Development Strategy -- 13. Balance of Payments, Debt, Financial Crises, and Sustainable Recovery: Principles, Cases and Policies -- 14. Foreign Finance, Investment, Aid, and Conflict: Controversies and Opportunities -- 15. Finance and Fiscal Policy for Development.
This book is a leading textbook in the field of development economics. It provides students with a complete and balanced introduction to the requisite theory driving policy issues and the latest research.