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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE LITERATURE OF MERCANTILISM
I begin with the literature of mercantilism. This term derives from Adam…
THE DEFINITION OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Before setting out on these inquiries, I ought perhaps to state explicitly…
WHAT IS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, THEN?
Economic development has different meanings in different contexts. In rich countries, it…
Rethinking Growth: Inequality and Poverty
The United Nations declared the 1960s to be the decade of development.…
THE EVOLUTION OF DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
Economics classes rarely spend much time on history. But the brief history…
Investment in human capital
Improvements in education, health and nutrition are important for intrinsic reasons as…
Growth: Back to the Future
The ultimate objective of research on economic growth is to explain cross‐country…
Development, poverty and welfare dynamics
The necessary first step in introducing the field of development economics is…
