Socio-Economic Development

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Cover -- Half-title -- Title page -- Copyright information -- Table of contents -- List of tables -- List of figures -- List of boxes -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- List of acronyms and abbreviations -- 1 Developing countries and the concept of development -- 1.1 Approaches to development -- 1.2 The development debate -- 1.3 Growth and development -- Rich countries and poor countries: development as economic growth -- Development as structural change -- Development as poverty reduction -- Development as social welfare -- Development as modernisation -- Development as freedom -- Development as sustainability -- The Millennium Development Goals -- 1.4 Are growth and development desirable? -- 1.5 Development and Westernisation -- 1.6 Indicators of growth and development -- International comparisons based on purchasing power parities -- Social indicators -- 1.7 Does the `Third World´ exist? -- Low-income countries -- Lower-middle-income countries -- Upper-middle-income countries -- High-income countries -- The impact of the 2008 global financial crisis -- Oil-exporting developing countries -- Newly industrialising countries -- Countries in transition -- Regional differences in poverty, welfare and growth dynamics -- Dimensions of difference -- 1.8 The gap between rich and poor countries -- The paradox of increasing inequality and increasing mobility -- 1.9 What do developing countries have in common? -- Poverty and malnutrition -- Large shares of agriculture -- Dualism and inequality -- Rapid population growth -- Rapid urbanisation -- Underutilisation of labour -- Political instability and pervasive corruption -- Environmental degradation -- Low levels of technology capabilities -- 1.10 The framework of proximate, intermediate and ultimate sources of growth and development -- Further reading.

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Socio-economic development

Szirmai, Adam

Szirmai, Adam

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Why are poor countries poor and rich countries rich? How are wealth and poverty related to changes in health, life expectancy, education, population growth and politics? This non-technical introduction to development studies explores the dynamics of socio-economic development and stagnation in developing countries. Thoroughly updated and revised, this second edition includes new material on the effects of the 2008 financial crisis, the emergence of the BRICS economies, the role of institutions in development and the accelerated growth of economies in Africa and Asia. Taking a comparative approach, Szirmai places contemporary debates within their broader contexts and combines insights and theories from economics, economic history, political science, anthropology and sociology. Each chapter includes comparative statistics and time series for thirty-one developing countries. Assuming no prior knowledge of economics, this book is well-suited for students in interdisciplinary development studies and development economics, for policy-makers and for practitioners pursuing careers in developing countries. Visit www.dynamicsofdevelopment.com for additional resources.

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