1st Edition

Paradigms in Economic Development Classic Perspectives, Critiques and Reflections

By Rajani K. Kanth Copyright 1994
    288 Pages
    by Routledge

    288 Pages
    by Routledge

    This volumes presents classic readings on the theory of economic development, from the origins of "development studies" as an academic discipline through its critiques and responses to the present day.

    Introduction: The Oeuvre of Development Studies--An Overview Rajani Kanth

    PART I: EARLY MAINSTREAM PERSPECTIVES

    1. An Interpretation of Economic Backwardness H. Myint

    2. Some International Aspects of the Problem of Economic Development Ragnar Nurkse

    3. Economic Development with Unlimited Supplies of Labour W Arthur Lewis

    4. The Five Stages-of-Growth--A Summary W W Rostow

    5. Reflections on the Concept of "Prerequisites" of Modem Industrialization A. Gerschenkron

    PART II: EARLY CRITICAL CHALLENGES

    6. On the Roots of Backwardness P. Baran

    7. The Development of Underdevelopment Andre Gunder Frank

    8. The Origin and Development of Underdevelopment S. Amin

    9. The Latin American Periphery in the Global System of Capitalism Raul Prebisch

    10. For a Theory of Colonial Modes of Production Jairus Banaji

    PART III: AFTERTHOUGHTS ON DEVELOPMENT

    11. The Rise and Decline of Development Economics A. Hirschman

    12. Development: Which Way Now? Amartya Sen

    13. The Misconceptions of "Development Economics" Deepak Lal

    14. Development, Ecology and Women V Shiva

    15. Postscript: Self Determination-Birth of a Notion Rajani Kanth

    Biography

    Authored by Kanth, Rajani K.