Development and underdevelopment : the political economy of global inequality / edited by Mitchell A. Seligson and John T. Passé-Smith.

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Edition:4th ed.
Published: Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2008.
Other Authors:
Seligson, Mitchell A.
Passé-Smith, John T.
Subjects:
Economic development.
Income distribution.
Capitalism.
Economic history > 1945-
Social history > 1945-
Developing countries > Economic conditions.
Format: Book
Development and underdevelopment : the political economy of global inequality /
Table of Contents:
  • 1. The Dual Gaps: An Overview of Theory and Research / Mitchell A. Seligson
  • Pt. 1. Is There a Gap Between Rich and Poor Countries?
  • 2. Characteristics of the Income Gap Between Countries / John T. Passe-Smith
  • 3. The Rising Inequality of World Income Distribution / Robert Hunter Wade
  • 4. Empiries of World Income Inequality / Glenn Firebaugh
  • 5. Assessing Contending Measures of the Income Gap / John T. Passe-Smith
  • Pt. 2. The Historical Origins of the Gap
  • 6. The World Economy: A Millennial Perspective / Angus Maddison
  • 7. Why Did Human History Unfold Differently on Different Continents for the Last 13,000 Years? / Jared Diamond
  • 8. Institutions Rule: The Primacy of Institutions over Geography and Integration in Economic Development / Dani Rodrik, Arvind Subramanian and Francesco Trebbi
  • 9. The Colonial Origins of Comparative Development: An Empirical Investigation / Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James A. Robinson
  • 10. The Great Escape: The Industrial Revolution in Theory and in History / Gregory Clark
  • Pt. 3. The Other Gap: Domestic Income Inequality
  • 11. Economic Growth and Income Inequality / Simon Kuznets
  • 12. Should Equity Be a Goal of Economic Policy? / IMF Fiscal Affairs Department
  • 13. Inequality and Insurgency / Edward N. Muller and Mitchell A. Seligson
  • Pt. 4. The Classic Thesis: Convergence or Divergence?
  • 14. The Five Stages of Growth / W. W. Rostow
  • 15. Productivity Growth, Convergence, and Welfare: What the Long-Run Data Show / William J. Baumol
  • 16. Productivity Growth, Convergence, and Welfare: Comment / J. Bradford De Long
  • Pt. 5. Culture and Development
  • 17. The Achievement Motive in Economic Growth / David C. McClelland
  • 18. Underdevelopment Is a State of Mind / Lawrence E. Harrison
  • 19. The Confucian Ethic and Economic Growth / Herman Kahn
  • 20. The Effect of Cultural Values on Economic Development: Theory, Hypotheses, and Some Empirical Tests / Jim Granato, Ronald Inglehart and David Leblang
  • Pt. 6. Dependency and World Systems Theory: Still Relevant?
  • 21. The Development of Underdevelopment / Andre Gunder Frank
  • 22. American Penetration and Canadian Development: A Case Study of Mature Dependency / Heather-Jo Hammer and John W. Gartrell
  • 23. The Irish Case of Dependency: An Exception to the Exception? / Denis O'Hearn
  • 24. Transnational Corporations in World Development: Still the Same Harmful Effects in an Increasingly Globalized World Economy? / Mark Herkenrath and Volker Bornschier
  • Pt. 7. The Role of Institutions
  • 25. Big Bills Left on the Sidewalk: Why Some Nations Are Rich, and Others Poor / Mancur Olson, Jr.
  • 26. Mauritius: A Case Study / Arvind Subramanian
  • 27. Urban Bias and Inequality / Michael Lipton
  • 28. Political Regimes and Economic Growth / Adam Przeworski and Fernando Limongi
  • 29. Inequality as a Constraint on Growth in Latin America / Naney Birdsall and Richard Sabot
  • Pt. 8. The Impact of Globalization
  • 30. Globalisation / Anthony Giddens
  • 31. Globalization and Inequality / Branko Milanovic
  • 32. The New Wave of Globalization and Its Economic Effects: A World Bank Policy Research Report
  • Pt. 9. Conclusion
  • 33. Inequality in a Global Perspective: Directions for Further Research / Mitchell A. Seligson
  • App. Basic Indicators of the Gaps Between Rich and Poor Countries.

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