Development Economics

This second edition of Development Economics: Theory and Practice continues to provide students and practitioners with the perspectives and tools they need to think analytically and critically about the current major economic development issues in the world.

1. What is Development? Indicators and Issues; 2. The State of Development; 3. History of Thought in Development Economics; 4. Impact Evaluation of Development Policies and Programs; 5. Poverty and Vulnerability Analysis; 6. Inequality and Inequity; 7. International Trade and Industrialization Strategies; 8. Explaining Economic Growth: The Macro Level; 9. Exchange Rate Policies and Development; 10. The Economics of Farm Households; 11. Population and Development; 12. Labor and Migration; 13. Financial Services for The Poor; 14. Social Programs and Targeting; 15. Sustainable Development and The Environment; 16 Common Property Resources and Determinants of Cooperation; 17. Human Capital: Education and Health; 18. Agriculture for Development; 19. Development Aid and Its Effectiveness; 20. Institutional Innovations and Development; 21. Political Economy and The Role of The State