The Pursuit of Development: Economic Growth, Social Change and Ideas

by Ian Goldin

Book Overview

What do we mean by development? How can citizens, governments and the international community foster development?

The process by which nations escape poverty and achieve economic and social progress has been the subject of extensive examination for hundreds of years. The notion of development itself has evolved from an original preoccupation with incomes and economic growth to a much broader understanding of development.

In his new book,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198778031
• ISBN13: 9780198778035
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 7.0"