The Development Frontier: Essays in Applied Economics

Bauer, Peter

ISBN 10: 0674200330 / ISBN 13: 9780674200333

Published by Cambridge, Massachusetts.: Harvard University Press, Cumbreland, Rhode Island, U.S.A., 1991

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First printing of a VG- 8vo hardcover without a dust jacket. Burgundy boards are fine, but the gilt lettered spine is slightly cocked. Prior owner's name is stamped at the top of the front paste-down. Contents are otherwise as new. Obviously NOT an ex-library copy!

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Development Frontier: Essays in Applied Economics
• Publisher: Cambridge, Massachusetts.: Harvard University Press, Cumbreland, Rhode Island, U.S.A.
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0674200330
• ISBN 13: 9780674200333
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Seller catalogs:
  • Science & Mathematics

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Synopsis

The Development Frontier illustrates author Peter Bauer’s characteristic approach, in which economic analysis is allied with careful observation of the economic scene and economic processes in the less developed world. The book is further enriched by his understanding of the interplay between social and political factors and forces conventionally regarded as falling within the purview of economics. One of Bauer’s central themes is the crucial importance of traders in transforming subsistence and near-subsistence economies into exchange economies. In contrast to the conventional view that traders are parasitic, Bauer views them as productive: they encourage new wants, convey information about new opportunities, and help producers take advantage of these opportunities. Other major topics include internal trade in less developed countries, occupational distribution and economic advance, Third World debt, price and income stabilization of primary producers, and official resource transfers (foreign aid).