Development Economics by Debraj Ray - ISBN: 9780691017068
Hardcover
The study of development in low-income countries is attracting more attention around the world than ever before. Yet until now there has been no comprehensive text that incorporates the huge strides made in the subject over the past decade. Development Economics does precisely that in a clear, rigor…

Development Economics

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  • Hardcover

    872 pages

  • Release Date

    13 April 1998

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Summary

The study of development in low-income countries is attracting more attention around the world than ever before. Yet until now there has been no comprehensive text that incorporates the huge strides made in the subject over the past decade. Development Economics does precisely that in a clear, rigorous, and elegant fashion.

Debraj Ray, one of the most accomplished theorists in development economics today, presents in this book a synthesis of recent and older literature in the field …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780691017068
ISBN-10:0691017069
Author:Debraj Ray
Publisher:Princeton University Press
Imprint:Princeton University Press
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:872
Release Date:13 April 1998
Weight:1.67kg
Dimensions:254mm x 178mm
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Critics Review

“An elegant, insightful, and extremely effective textbook on development economics. It combines astute theoretical reasoning with a firm grip on empirical circumstances, including institutional possibilities and limitations. There is real originality here without sacrificing usefulness and accessibility.”—Amartya Sen, Winner of the 1998 Nobel Prize for Economics, Harvard University

About The Author

Debraj Ray

Debraj Ray is the Julius Silver Professor of Economics at New York University. He is the author of A Game-Theoretic Perspective on Coalition Formation and a coeditor of Contemporary Macroeconomics, Readings in the Theory of Economic Development, and Theoretical Issues in Development Economics.

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