Economic growth and development : a comparative introduction

McCartney, Matthew, 1974- (Author).

Summary:

"This wide-ranging text introduces the causes of economic growth and stagnation across countries. It combines consideration of proximate causes as well as systemic factors, and provides the historical context and theoretical background to aid understanding of international disparities"-- Provided by publisher.

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Physical Description: pages cm
Publisher: London ; Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.

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Formatted Contents Note:

Machine generated contents note: -- 1. Introduction -- PART I: THE PROXIMATE SOURCES OF GROWTH IN THE MODERN WORLD ECONOMY SINCE 1950 -- 2. Thinking about Growth -- 3. Growth in the Modern World Economy since 1950 -- 4. Domestic and Foreign Direct Investment -- 5. Population and Economic Growth/Development -- 6. Technology and Economic Growth -- 7. Education and Health -- PART II: PATTERNS OF LONG-TERM ECONOMIC GROWTH AND THE DEEPER DETERMINANTS OF ECONOMIC GROWTH 'THE GREAT DIVERGENCE' SINCE 1750 -- 8. Economic Growth and Economic Structure since 1750 -- 9. Colonialism -- 10. Institutions -- 11. Geography and Economic Resources -- 12. Culture -- 13. International Trade, Openness and Integration -- 14. Conclusion.