Essays in the Theory of Economic Growth
Author: Joan Robinson
Publisher: Springer
Published: 1965-01-01
Total Pages: 150
ISBN-13: 1349006262
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Selected Essays on Economic Planning
Author: Michal Kalecki
Publisher: CUP Archive
Published: 1986
Total Pages: 132
ISBN-13: 0521308372
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis 1987 book brings together the series of papers Kalecki wrote on economic planning.
History Matters
Author: Timothy Guinnane
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: 2003-10-31
Total Pages: 528
ISBN-13: 0804766932
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCombining theoretical work with careful historical description and analysis of new data sources, History Matters makes a strong case for a more historical approach to economics, both by argument and by example. Seventeen original essays, written by distinguished economists and economic historians, use economic theory and historical cases to explore how and why "history matters." The chapters, which range in subject matter from the economic theory of irreversible investment to the nineteenth-century decline in U.S. rural fertility to the English poor law reform, are unified by three themes. The first explores the significance, causes, and consequences of path dependence in the evolution of technology and institutions. The second relates to the ways in which economic and political behavior are profoundly shaped and constrained by the cultural and political context inherited from history at a particular point in time. The final theme demonstrates the importance of integrating economic theory into historical research in the gathering and interpretation of data.
Moral Aspects of Economic Growth, and Other Essays
Author: Barrington Moore
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 212
ISBN-13: 9780801433764
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe product of decades of reflection on issues of authority, inequality, and injustice, this volume analyzes fluctuating moral beliefs and behavior in political and economic affairs at different points in history, from the early Middle Ages in England to the prospects for liberalism under twentieth-century Soviet socialism.
Political Institutions and Economic Growth in Latin America
Author: Stephen Haber
Publisher: Hoover Institution Press
Published: 2013-11-01
Total Pages: 306
ISBN-13: 0817996664
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPolitical Institutions and Economic Growth in Latin America offers a new contribution to the literature on institutions and growth through the analysis of historical cases of institutional change and economic growth in Latin America in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Thinking about Growth
Author: Moses Abramovitz
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1989-04-28
Total Pages: 398
ISBN-13: 0521333962
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe essays in this book explore the forces behind modern economic growth and, in particular, the causes of the extraordinary surge of growth since the Second World War. The introductory essay is an extended treatment of how economists now view the growth process and its causes. Other essays consider the contributions of capital formation, education, and the changed nature of industries and occupations. Professor Abramovitz asks why elevated incomes failed to bring the social progress and personal satisfaction that people had looked for. The final chapters in the book take up the causes of our discontent and consider whether the Welfare State has itself become an obstacle to further economic progress.The essays in this book explore the forces behind modern economic growth and, in particular, the causes of the extraordinary surge of growth since the Second World War. The introductory essay is an extended treatment of how economists now view the growth process and its causes. Other essays consider the contributions of capital formation, education, and the changed nature of industries and occupations. Professor Abramovitz asks why elevated incomes failed to bring the social progress and personal satisfaction that people had looked for. The final chapters in the book take up the causes of our discontent and consider whether the Welfare State has itself become an obstacle to further economic progress.
Essays on Macroeconomic Policy and Growth in India
Author: Shankar Acharya
Publisher:
Published: 2008-02
Total Pages: 255
ISBN-13: 9780195695878
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis collection of essays deals with various aspects of economic reforms undertaken in India since the early 1990s with special emphasis on economic growth. The essays underscore the remarkably swift turnaround in the Indian economy from crisis condition in 1991 to good health by 1995. In thispaperback edition, a new preface addresses issues of India's phenomenal economic growth in the last few years.The early chapters deal with macroeconomic policies and performance, external sector challenges and their management and tax reforms in India, and the economic consequences of these reforms. A significant discussion is on the political and institutional factors that were at work to initiate andsustain these reforms. The final chapters highlight six major areas for government action: fiscal consolidation; improving state finances to support social development; infrastructure reforms; industrial policy reforms, management of water resources; and improvement in law and governance.
Contours of the World Economy 1-2030 AD
Author: Angus Maddison
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2007-09-20
Total Pages: 433
ISBN-13: 0199227217
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book seeks to identify the forces which explain how and why some parts of the world have grown rich and others have lagged behind. Encompassing 2000 years of history, part 1 begins with the Roman Empire and explores the key factors that have influenced economic development in Africa,Asia, the Americas and Europe. Part 2 covers the development of macroeconomic tools of analysis from the 17th century to the present. Part 3 looks to the future and considers what the shape of the world economy might be in 2030. Combining both the close quantitative analysis for which ProfessorMaddison is famous with a more qualitative approach that takes into account the complexity of the forces at work, this book provides students and all interested readers with a totally fascinating overview of world economic history. Professor Maddison has the unique ability to synthesise vast amountsof information into a clear narrative flow that entertains as well as informs, making this text an invaluable resource for all students and scholars, and anyone interested in trying to understand why some parts of the World are so much richer than others.
Global Economics in Extraordinary Times
Author: C. Fred Bergsten
Publisher: Peterson Institute
Published: 2012-11-15
Total Pages: 248
ISBN-13: 0881326623
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOver five decades, John Williamson has written across an extraordinarily broad set of topics in international economics ranging from international monetary economics to development policy. The arc of his scholarship follows the main preoccupations of international economists during the second half of the 20th century and the first decade of the 21st. Bridging the scholarly literature and policy debates, his publications on the Washington Consensus, exchange rate policy, and international monetary reform have profoundly influenced public discourse, government policy, and the evolution of the economics discipline. As John marked his 75th birthday, his friends and colleagues prepared this collection of essays to celebrate these many contributions and reflect on their relevance to the challenges that confront the world economy in the wake of the 2008 09 global financial crisis and its current aftermath in Europe.
The Other Canon of Economics, Volume 1
Author: Erik Reinert
Publisher: Anthem Press
Published: 2024-02-13
Total Pages: 434
ISBN-13: 1839982993
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOther Canon Economics: Essays in the Theory and History of Uneven Economic Development brings together key essays on development economics from one of the most prolific and important development economists and historians of economic policy today. Erik S. Reinert argues through essays ranging from 1994 to 2020 that neo-classical economics damages developing countries, mostly via adherence to the theory of comparative advantage. Based on a long intellectual tradition, started by the Italian economists Giovanni Botero (1589) and Antonio Serra (1613), Reinert shows that the country which trades increasing returns goods – e.g. high-end manufacture – has advantages over the country which trades diminishing returns goods – e.g. commodities. This has important implications for today’s development strategies that, Reinert argues, should be seen as industrial strategies.
