Underdevelopment: A Strategy for Reform - Brossura

Sylos Labini, Paolo

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ISBN 10: 0521142776 ISBN 13: 9780521142779

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2010

Riassunto

Sylos Labini suggests a strategy of institutional reform to tackle problems of underdevelopment.

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Descrizione del libro

Developing countries represent the greatest challenge of our time. Sylos Labini suggests a strategy of institutional reform. For Africa, he recommends organizational reforms consisting of two European centers to tackle illiteracy, and one to promote rural and industrial districts. Finally, he proposes an international research program to explore problems of underdevelopment.

Contenuti

List of figures and tables; Introduction; 1. Economic development in a secular perspective; 2. Culture, institutions and resources; 3. The inadequacy of mainstream economics to explain developmental processes: returns and prices; 4. The inadequacy of mainstream economics to explain development processes: distribution and growth; 5. Economic relations between developed and underdeveloped countries; 6. Demographic pressures and the countries of increasing poverty; 7. Dependent workers, employment and underemployment; 8. Organizational and institutional innovations; 9. The problem of corruption; Conclusion: a strategy of reforms; Bibliography; Index.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0521142776
• ISBN 13: 9780521142779
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 224
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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