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Development Economics: Theory and Practice provides students and practitioners with the perspectives and the tools they need to think analytically and critically about the current major economic development issues in the world.
Alain de Janvry and Elisabeth Sadoulet identify seven key dimensions of development; growth, poverty, vulnerability, inequality, basic needs, sustainability, and quality of life, and use them to structure the contents of the text. This book gives a historical perspective on the evolution of thought in development. It uses theory and empirical analysis to present readers with a full picture of how development works, how its successes and failures can be assessed, and how alternatives can be introduced. The authors demonstrate how diagnostics, design of programs and policies, and impact evaluation can be used to seek new solutions to the suffering and violence caused by development failures. This text is fully engaged with the most cutting edge research in the field, and equips readers with analytical tools for the impact evaluation of development programs and policies, illustrated with numerous examples. It is underpinned throughout by a wealth of student-friendly features including case studies, quantitative problem sets, end-of-chapter questions, and extensive references.
This unique text aims at helping readers learn about development, think analytically about achievements and alternative options, and be prepared to compete on the development job market.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- List of figures
- List of tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- INTRODUCTION
- 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 ENDOGENOUS ECONOMIC GROWTH
- 10 INTERNATIONAL FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT
- 11 POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT
- 12 LABOR AND MIGRATION
- 13 FINANCIAL SERVICES FOR THE POOR
- 14 SOCIAL-ASSISTANCE 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
- 22 THE ECONOMICS OF FARM HOUSEHOLDS
- Index