Growth, Development and Welfare - Hardcover

Dasgupta, A. K.

 
9780631143994: Growth, Development and Welfare
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0631143998 ISBN 13: 9780631143994
Verlag: Blackwell Publishers, 1988

Inhaltsangabe

This book synthesizes the recent literature on growth theory and relates it to welfare issues. The author considers various social indicators such as the literacy level and life expectancy, and discusses their uses as indicators of well-being. He also provides discussions on the determination of needs, rights, the idea of progress and theories of cultural determinism. An introductory chapter considers charges frequently laid against development economics and provides an overview of the subject.

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This book synthesizes the recent literature on growth theory and relates it to welfare issues. The author considers various social indicators such as the literacy level and life expectancy, and discusses their uses as indicators of well-being. He also provides discussions on the determination of needs, rights, the idea of progress and theories of cultural determinism. An introductory chapter considers charges frequently laid against development economics and provides an overview of the subject.

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Verlag
Blackwell Publishers
Erscheinungsdatum
1988
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0631143998
ISBN 13 
9780631143994
Einband
Tapa dura
Anzahl der Seiten
192
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