Origins of Development Economics: How Schools of Economic Thought Addressed Development

by Jomo Kwame Sundaram (Editor)

Historically much economic thought, especially until the 1960s, has been preoccupied with development economics. In the second half of the 20th century, narrow abstract approaches displaced historically informed discourses, marginalizing greater appreciation of history and the social sciences. The contributors cover mercantilism as associated with Italian city states and in the later German economic tradition; the history of debate over capitalist transformation; and the impact of modern growth theory and international trade on pioneering development economists.

Genres: Economics

224 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2005

About the author

Alternative Names
Jomo, 1952-
Jomo, K.S. 1952-
Jomo, Kwame S. 1952-
Jomo, Kwame Sundaram, 1952-
Jomo Kwame Sundarman
K.S. Jomo (Kwame Sundaram Jomo), 1952-
Kwame Sundaram, Jomo 1952-
S., Jomo K.
Sundaram, Jomo K. 1952-
Sundaram, Jomo Kwame, 1952-

Jomo Kwame Sundaram is Assistant Secretary General for Economic Development based in the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) of the United Nations Secretariat.