Growth and Development from an Evolutionary Perspective

John Fei

ISBN 10: 0631218890 / ISBN 13: 9780631218890

Published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 1999

About this Item

Traces the evolution of development theory from the Physiocrats and the classical School to Solow, Lewis, and Lucas and Roemer. This book develops a general system of growth equations that focus on the central role of technology change. It demonstrates how political economy factors suggest and enhanced endogenization of policy choices. Num Pages: 480 pages, 0. BIC Classification: GTF; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 656. . 1999. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Growth and Development from an Evolutionary Perspective
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0631218890
• ISBN 13: 9780631218890
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

The central purpose is to borrow and on occasion adapt the various tool kits offered to improve our current understanding of the development process which we see, in Simon Kuznets' terminology, as a transition from agrarianism to modern economic growth

About the Author

John C. H. Fei was formerly Chairman of the Board at the Chung Hua Institute of Economic Research in Taipei, Taiwan. Co-author of five books and more than 75 articles, Fei also served as consultant to organizations such as AID, NPA, UNDP and the National Science Council of Taiwan. A Ph.D. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, he taught at Cornell University and Yale University.

Gustav Ranis is the Director of The Yale Center for International and Area Studies and Professor of International Economics at Yale University. Having served as consultant to such entities as The World Bank, ADB, AID, OECD, UNIDO, FAO, UNDP, and the Ford and Rockefeller Foundations, Ranis is on the advisory boards, of several third-world research institutions. He has written extensively on theoretical and policy-related issues of development.