The nature of economic growth [electronic resource] : an alternative framework for understanding the performance of nations / A.P. Thirlwall.

By: Thirlwall, A. PContributor(s): Edward Elgar PublishingMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: Cheltenham ; Northampton, Mass. : E. Elgar, c2002Description: 1 online resource (ix, 111 p.) : illISBN: 9781843767466 (e-book)Subject(s): Economic developmentGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: No titleDDC classification: 338.9 LOC classification: HD82 | .T483 2002Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
1. Growth theory in the history of thought -- 2. Neoclassical and 'new' growth theory : a critique -- 3. Manufacturing industry as the engine of growth -- 4. A demand-oriented approach to economic growth : export-led growth models -- 5. Balance of payments constrained growth : theory and evidence -- 6. The endogeneity of the natural rate of growth.
Summary: This concise book, by one of the leading scholars in development economics, has been developed from a series of lectures given to masters students and will serve as an excellent introduction to the principles of growth and development theory.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 97-105) and index.

1. Growth theory in the history of thought -- 2. Neoclassical and 'new' growth theory : a critique -- 3. Manufacturing industry as the engine of growth -- 4. A demand-oriented approach to economic growth : export-led growth models -- 5. Balance of payments constrained growth : theory and evidence -- 6. The endogeneity of the natural rate of growth.

This concise book, by one of the leading scholars in development economics, has been developed from a series of lectures given to masters students and will serve as an excellent introduction to the principles of growth and development theory.

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