A Theory of Economic Growth

A Theory of Economic Growth
Author: David de la Croix
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 400
Release: 2002-10-24
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780521001151

This book provides an in-depth treatment of the overlapping generations model in economics incorporating production.

Economic Growth and Development

Economic Growth and Development
Author: Sibabrata Das
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 360
Release: 2018-08-16
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3319897551

This text is an introduction to the newer features of growth theory that are particularly useful in examining the issues of economic development. Growth theory provides a rich and versatile analytical framework through which fundamental questions about economic development can be examined. Structural transformation, in which developing countries transition from traditional production in largely rural areas to modern production in largely urban areas, is an important causal force in creating early economic growth, and as such, is made central in this approach. Towards this end, the authors augment the Solow model to include endogenous theories of saving, fertility, human capital, institutional arrangements, and policy formation, creating a single two-sector model of structural transformation. Based on applied research and practical experiences in macroeconomic development, the model in this book presents a more rigorous, quantifiable, and explicitly dynamic dual economy approach to development. Common microeconomic foundations and notation are used throughout, with each chapter building on the previous material in a continuous flow. Revised and updated to include more exercises for guided self study, as well as a technical appendix covering required mathematical topics beyond calculus, the second edition is appropriate for both upper undergraduate and graduate students studying development economics and macroeconomics.

Economic Development

Economic Development
Author: E. Wayne Nafziger
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 863
Release: 2012-03-26
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 052176548X

E. Wayne Nafziger analyzes the economic development of Asia, Africa, Latin America, and East-Central Europe. The book is suitable for those with a background in economics principles. Nafziger explains the reasons for the recent fast growth of India, Poland, Brazil, China, and other Pacific Rim countries, and the slow, yet essential, growth for a turnaround of sub-Saharan Africa. The fifth edition of the text, written by a scholar of developing countries, is replete with real-world examples and up-to-date information. Nafziger discusses poverty, income inequality, hunger, unemployment, the environment and carbon-dioxide emissions, and the widening gap between rich (including middle-income) and poor countries. Other new components include the rise and fall of models based on Russia, Japan, China/Taiwan/Korea, and North America; randomized experiments to assess aid; an exploration of whether information technology and mobile phones can provide poor countries with a shortcut to prosperity; and a discussion of how worldwide financial crises, debt, and trade and capital markets affect developing countries.

Economic Growth and Development Policy

Economic Growth and Development Policy
Author: Panagiotis E. Petrakis
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 277
Release: 2020-07-23
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3030431819

This book provides the theoretical and analytical background necessary to understanding the process of growth and the implementation of economic policies. First, it presents the growth theory landscape and the evolution of growth as well as modern growth theory arguments where the policy implications of the theoretical approaches are set. The book then covers the relationship between policy and growth, discussing not only the growth prototypes that prevail but also their relation to politics and economic policy formation and decision making. In this context, policy formation determinants, as well as the targets, instruments, and policy implementations, are crucial. The role of structural changes and structural reforms and their relationship with economic growth is also analyzed. The book ends with an interdisciplinary study of how institutions and cultural background, entrepreneurship and innovation affect policy formation.

Theoretical Approaches to Economic Growth and Development

Theoretical Approaches to Economic Growth and Development
Author: Panagiotis E. Petrakis
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 561
Release: 2020-10-27
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3030500683

This book provides the theoretical and analytical background critical to understand the process of economic development and growth at the beginning of the 21st century. This book adopts an interdisciplinary approach, using concepts borrowed from related disciplines such as politics, anthropology, psychology, business, and more. The core theme of this book is the argument that different theoretical approaches constitute excellent creative contributions, the study of which is necessary for a complete understanding of development and growth. Thus, this book stands out for its theoretical pluralistic character. The first part of the book provides an introduction to essential methodology terms for the theory of economic development and growth, while the second part outlines important concepts of economic behavior. Part three focuses on the sources of economic growth and their evolution throughout history, and pays special attention to the main theories related to economic growth as well as to the growth and development implications of Covid-19. The book ends with an analysis of international financial architecture and the consolidated financial transaction framework.

Handbook of Alternative Theories of Economic Growth

Handbook of Alternative Theories of Economic Growth
Author: Mark Setterfield
Publisher: Edward Elgar Pub
Total Pages: 475
Release: 2010
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781847204028

Included in the text are comprehensive interpretations of subjects such as: the relationship between aggregate supply and demand and long run growth, the interaction of growth and technical change, and international and regional a vibrant and ongoing research effort to understand the macrodynamics of capitalist economies. As such, this Handbook provides a valuable springboard for further research that will continue the development of these theories, inspiring both existing researchers and those new to the field to build upon the body of work the volume represents. --

Handbook of Regional Growth and Development Theories

Handbook of Regional Growth and Development Theories
Author: Roberta Capello
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 687
Release: 2019
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1788970020

Regional economics – an established discipline for several decades – has undergone a period of rapid change in the last ten years resulting in the emergence of several new perspectives. At the same time the methodology of regional economics has also experienced some surprising developments. This fully revised and updated Handbook brings together contributions looking at new pathways in regional economics, written by many well-known international scholars. The aim is to present the most cutting-edge theories explaining regional growth and local development. The authors highlight the recent advances in theories, the normative potentialities of these theories and the cross-fertilization of ideas between regional and mainstream economists. It will be an essential source of reference and information for both scholars and students in the field.

Economic Growth and Development

Economic Growth and Development
Author: Hasan Gürak
Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015
Genre: Economic development
ISBN: 9783631660720

Mainstream economic theories/models which are dominant today only are successful in explaining «a fictional world» and «fictional economic relationships» which are largely based upon unrealistic assumptions. It is high time to produce «new and alternative» theories and models to replace the «parables» of these mainstream ideologies.