Development and underdevelopment : the political economy of global inequality / edited by Mitchell A. Seligson, John T Passé-Smith
- Author
- Seligson, Mitchell A., 1945-
- Published
- Boulder, Colorado : Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc., 2014.
- Edition
- Fifth edition.
- Physical Description
- xiii, 461 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Additional Creators
- Passé-Smith, John T.
- Contents
- Introduction, the dual gaps : an overview of theory and research / Mitchell A. Seligson -- Is there a gap between rich and poor countries? -- Characteristics of the income gap between countries : 1960-2010 / John Passé-Smith -- The rising inequality of world income distribution / Robert Hunter Wade -- Empirics of world income inequality / Glenn Firebaugh -- Assessing contending measures of the gap / John T PasséSmith -- The economic lives of the poor / Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo -- The historical origins of the gap -- The world economy: a millennial perspective / Angus Maddison -- Why did human history unfold differently on different continents? / Jared Diamond -- Institutions rule : the primacy of institutions over geography and integration in economic development / Dani Rodrik, Arvind Subramarian, and Francesco Trebbi -- The colonial origins of comparative development / Daren Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, and James Robinson -- Macroeconomic narratives from africa and the diaspora : institutions versus policies: a tale of two islands / Peter Blair Henry and Conrad Miller -- The other gap : domestic income inequality -- Economic growth and income inequality / Simon Kuznets -- Inequality and insurgency / Edward N. Muller and Mitchell A. Seligson -- Global inequality : beyond the bottom billion / Isabel Ortiz and Matthew Cummins -- "Equality and efficiency : is there a tradeoff between the two or do they go hand in hand?" / Andrew Berg and Jonathan Ostry -- "Do poorer countries have less capacity for redistribution?" / Martin Ravillion -- The classical thesis : convergence or divergence? -- The five stages of growth / W.W. Rostow -- Productivity growth, convergence, and welfare : what the longrun data show / William J. Baumol -- Productivity growth, convergence, and welfare : comment / J Bradford DeLong -- Culture and underdevelopment -- The achievement motive in economic growth / David C. McClelland -- Underdevelopment is a state of mind / Lawrence E. Harrison -- The effect of cultural values on economic development : theory, hypotheses, and some empirical tests / Jim Granato, Ronald Inglehart, and David Leblang -- Dependency and world systems theory : still relevant? -- The development of underdevelopment / Andre Gunder Frank -- American penetration and canadian development : a case study of mature dependency / HeatherJo Hammer and John W. Gartrell -- New paths : globalization in a historical perspective / by Fernando Henrique Cardoso -- The role of institutions -- Big bills left on the sidewalk : why some nations are rich and others poor / Mancur Olson, Jr -- Urban bias and inequality / Michael Lipton -- Political regimes and economic growth / Adam Przeworski and Fernando Limongi -- Inequality as a constraint on growth in latin america / Nancy Birdsall and Richard Sabot -- What makes countries rich or poor? / Jared Diamond -- Natural resources, climate change, and the gap -- "Commodity prices, growth, and the natural resource curse" / Paul Collier and Benedikt Goderis -- "Parasite prevalence and the worldwide distribution of cognitive ability" / Christopher Eppig, Corey Fincher, and Randy Thornhill -- "Climate change and economic growth : evidence from the last half century" / Melissa Dell, Benjamin Jones, and Benjamin Olken -- Conclusion -- Inequality in a global perspective : directions for further research / Mitchell A. Seligson.
- Summary
- The fifth edition of this classic reader retains many of the articles that have made the book a must-assign for classes on development and political economy, but has been updated with 14 new chapters that look even more deeply at long-term factors that help to explain the origins and current trends in the gap between rich and poor. An entirely new section focuses on natural resource and environmental issues, and the appendix of wealth and inequality indicators has been fully revised. The editors short introduction to each selection, highlighting its significance, remains a key feature of the book.
- Subject(s)
- Since 1945
- Economic development
- Income distribution
- Capitalism
- Economic history—1945-
- Social history—1945-
- Economic history
- Social history
- Onderontwikkeling
- Inkomensverdeling
- Regionale ongelijkheid
- Ekonomisk utveckling
- Ekonomiska förhållanden
- Inkomstfördelning
- Kapitalism
- Ekonomisk historia
- Socialhistoria
- Developing countries—Economic conditions
- Developing countries
- Ontwikkelingslanden
- U-länder
- ISBN
- 9781626370319 (alk. paper)
1626370311 (alk. paper) - Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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