Economics of Development

by Malcolm Gillis, Michael Roemer, Dwight H. Perkins

The first part of this book introduces the concept and measurement of development, some theories developed to explain it and the body of data that has been amassed to recognized and define development when it takes place. Other chapters include topics on population, labor, education, and health, investment, fiscal policy, natural resources and the environment.

Genres: Economics, Nonfiction, Academic

Paperback

First published May 1, 1987

About the author

Stephen Malcolm Gillis was an American academic. He served as the sixth president of Rice University in Houston, Texas, from 1993 until 2004. He was University Professor and Ervin Kenneth Zingler Professor of Economics at Rice.

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