| Edition |
3rd ed. |
| Description |
xi, 501 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Dual gaps : an overview of theory and research / Mitchell A. Seligson -- pt. 1. Is there a gap between rich and poor countries? World economy : a millennial perspective / Angus Maddison -- Persistence of the gap between rich and poor countries, 1960-1998 / John T. Passe-Smith -- Rising inequality of world income distribution / Robert Hunter Wade -- Could it be that the whole world is already rich? A comparison of RGDP/pc and GNP/pc measures / John T. Passe-Smith -- pt. 2. The other gap : domestic income inequality. Economic growth and income inequality / Simon Kuznets -- Should equity be a goal of economic policy? / IMF Fiscal Affairs Department -- Inequality and insurgency / Edward N. Muller, Mitchell A. Seligson -- Some new evidence on correlates of political violence : income inequality, regime repressiveness, and economic development / Erich Weede -- pt. 3. The classic thesis : convergence or divergence? Five stages of growth / W. W. Rostow -- Catching up, forging ahead, and falling behind / Moses Abramovitz -- Productivity growth, convergence, and welfare : what the long-run data show / William J. Baumol -- Productivity growth, convergence, and welfare : comment / J. Bradford De Long -- World-economic trends in the distribution of income, 1965-1992 / Roberto Patricio Korzeniewicz, Timothy Patrick Moran -- Empirics of world income inequality / Glenn Firebaugh -- pt. 4. Culture and development. Achievement motive in economic growth / David C. McClelland -- Confucian ethic and economic growth / Herman Kahn -- Culture of poverty / Oscar Lewis -- Effect of cultural values on economic development : theory, hypotheses, and some empirical tests / Jim Granato, Ronald Inglehart, David Leblang -- pt. 5. Dependency theory. Structure of dependence / Theotonio dos Santos -- American penetration and Canadian development : a case study of mature dependency / Heather-Jo Hammer, John W. Gartrell -- The Irish case of dependency : an exception to the exception? / Denis O'Hearn -- Growth effects of foreign and domestic investment / Glenn Firebaugh -- The long-term effects of foreign investment dependence on economic growth, 1940-1990 / Jeffrey Kentor -- Income inequality, development, and dependence : a reconsideration / Arthur S. Alderson, Francois Nielsen -- pt. 6. The state, growth, and inequality. Big bills left on the sidewalk : why some nations are rich, and others poor / Mancur Olson Jr. -- Mauritius : a case study / Arvind Subramanian -- Why aren't countries rich? Weak states and bad neighbourhoods / Charles Kenny -- Urban bias and inequality / Michael Lipton -- Political regimes and economic growth / Adam Przeworski, Fernando Limongi -- Inequality as a constraint on growth in Latin America / Nancy Birdsall, Richard Sabot -- Myth of Asia's miracle / Paul Krugman -- pt. 7. Conclusion. Inequality in a global perspective : directions for further research / Mitchell A. Seligson -- Basic indicators of the gaps between rich and poor countries. |
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Developing countries -- Economic conditions.
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Economic development.
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Income distribution.
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Capitalism.
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Economic history -- 1945-
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Social history -- 1945-
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| Added Author |
Seligson, Mitchell A.
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Passe-Smith, John T.
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| ISBN |
1588262065 (alk. paper) |
| Standard No. |
UKM bA3X3503 |
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