Development
A Very Short Introduction
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- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
4 April 2018
Summary
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 th…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780198736257 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0198736258 |
| Author: | Ian Goldin |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 4 April 2018 |
| Weight: | 162g |
| Dimensions: | 12mm x 112mm x 175mm |
| Series: | Very Short Introductions |
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Critics Review
Review from previous edition An authoritative and highly readable account of evolution of economic and social development that goes beyond a focus on economic growth to a broader understanding of well-being. * David Lorimer, Network Reviews *
Wise, succinct, well-informed, broad ranging, and deep…very accessible and admirable in its brevity. A splendid achievement. * Nicholas Stern, President of the British Academy *
Succinct, highly readable, and reasoned…from…a world-leading development thinker and practitioner. * Jeffrey Sachs, Special Advisor to the UN Secretary-General *
Ian Goldin
Professor Ian Goldin is Director of the Oxford Martin School at the University of Oxford, and Professor of Globalisation and Development. From 2001 to 2006, he was Vice President of the World Bank and the Bank’s Director of Development Policy. Following the end of apartheid, Ian was economic adviser to President Mandela and Chief Executive of the Development Bank of Southern Africa Previously, Ian was Principle Economist at the EBRD and Head of Programmes at the OECD Development Centre. Ian has received wide recognition including having been knighted by the French Government for his services to development, and nominated Global Leader of Tomorrow by the World Economic Forum. His books include Is the Planet Full? (OUP, 2014), Divided Nations (OUP, 2013), and Globalisation for Development (OUP, 2012).
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