Economics and Development Studies (Routledge Pe, Tribe, Nixson, Sumner..

Economics and Development StudiesAuthor(s): Michael Tribe, Frederick Nixson, Andy Sumner\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780415450386, 978-0415450386\nSynopsis\nDevelopment studies textbooks and courses have sometimes tended to avoid significant economic content. However, without an understanding of the economic aspects of international development many of the more complex issues cannot be fully comprehended. Economics and Development Studies makes the economic dimension of discourse around controversial issues in international development accessible to second and third year undergraduate students working towards degrees in development studies.\n\nFollowing an introductory chapter outlining the connections between development economics and development studies, this book consists of eight substantive chapters dealing with the nature of development economics, economic growth and structural change, economic growth an.