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Title:
Development : a very short introduction / Ian Goldin.
Author:
Goldin, Ian, 1955- author.
Publication Information:
Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2018.

©2018
Call Number:
HD75.8 .G645 2018
Abstract:
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 this 'Very Short Introduction' Ian Goldin considers the contributions that education, health, gender, equity, and other dimensions of human well-being make to development, and discusses why it is also necessary to include the role of institutions and the rule of law as well as sustainability and environmental concerns.
ISBN:
9780198736257
Series:
Very short introductions ; 557

Very short introductions ; 557.
Physical Description:
xxvi, 186 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm
General Note:
"First published in hardback as The Pursuit of Development 2016"--Title page verso.
Contents:
What is development -- How does development happen? -- Why are some countries rich and others poor? -- What can be done to accelerate development? -- The evolution of development aid -- Sustainable development -- Globalization and development -- The future of development.
Uniform Title:
Pursuit of development
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