Theory and Reality in Development
Theory and Reality in Development

Author: Sanjaya Lall

Publisher: Springer

Published: 1986-02-24

Total Pages: 303

ISBN-13: 1349181285

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This collection of papers by some of the world's leading development economists is remarkable for its wide scope. It covers such varied topics as stagflation in the third world; the extension of free trade to include international investment; the early 1980s in Latin America; the economic growth of Africa and communal land tenure systems and their role in rural development. As well as representing important contributions in themselves, the papers acquire unity from a similarity in approach - always giving priority to reality if it comes into conflict with theoretical bias.

Thinking about Development
Thinking about Development

Author: Paul Patrick Streeten

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1997-07-24

Total Pages: 432

ISBN-13: 9780521599733

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Paul Streeten is recognised as one of the profession's most eminent authorities on economic development. In these lectures he provides a major statement on his approach to the development problem, stressing that human development, not simply income growth, should be the focus of all strategies to eradicate hunger and poverty in the world. His argument assigns an important role to reformed government - both in providing social services and in facilitating the functioning of markets - in opposition to the prevailing idea that minimal government is more often than not the optimal solution. The role of small and larger firms, institutions, central and local government is also carefully examined. Streeten outlines a normative political economy - how to mobilise reformist alliances, how to use interest group, how to harness coalition - in the pursuit of effective development.

Exploring the Global Economy
Exploring the Global Economy

Author: Raymond Vernon

Publisher: [Cambridge, Mass.] : Center for International Affairs, Harvard University ; Lanham, MD : University Press of America

Published: 1985

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13:

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This wide-ranging collection of previously published articles by Raymond Vernon reflects a portion of the diverse subjects on which he has worked during his career. In the past 20 years, the author has pioneered the study of two major economic institutions which have played important roles in today's global economy: the multinational corporation and the state-owned enterprise. His recent thoughts on these subjects are well-represented in this volume. Co-published with the Harvard Center for International Affairs.

Multinational Business Service Firms
Multinational Business Service Firms

Author: Joanne Roberts

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2018-10-26

Total Pages: 319

ISBN-13: 0429834551

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First published in 1998, this influential volume entered the debate on Foreign Direct Investment in the UK and focuses on the role of Multinational Enterprises (MNEs) in the service rather than manufacturing and primary sectors. While the significance of the service industry had been recognised (exceeding 60% of total GDP in some countries at the time of original publication), the role of FDIs has not. Joanne Roberts thus contributed to a woefully under researched field, covering areas including international trade, the organisational theory of the firm and the UK business sector.