{"product_id":"development-economics-nature-and-significance","title":"Development Economics - Nature and Significance","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Syed Nawab Haider Naqvi\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Sage Publications\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2002\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 272\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 0761996281\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book brings into sharp relief the constituent elements of development economics - namely a commitment to high rates of economic and human development and an uncompromising emphasis on bringing ethics and economics into a logical framework.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDevelopment economics has traditionally been looked down upon by neo-classical economic theorists.  In this important book, Professor Naqvi sets the record straight and maintains that development economics is actually a new paradigm, rich in predictive power and empirical content, which is both wider and deeper than mainstream economics.  He holds that development economics has an innate comparative advantage because it asks relevant questions about the vital problems of human existence—inequity, social injustice, poverty and human deprivation—and offers feasible answers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProfessor Naqvi stresses that the process of economic development is too complex to be left to simple single-remedy solution favored by traditional economists since they generally fail to produce the desired results and are often counter-productive.  In an excellent treatment of the impact of globalization, he shows that it should be focused on people—particularly the poor, the deprived and the socially exclude.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book brings into sharp relief the constituent elements of development economics-namely, a commitment to high rates of economic and human development; an uncompromising emphasis on bringing ethics and economics into a logical framework wherein it is neither irrational to act morally nor immoral to act rationally; and a mixed-economy approach to economic development.  It persuasively illustrates how the foundations of neo-classical economics have been shaken by numerous developments in recent years which has made it increasingly inadequated when it comes to tackling real-world problems.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten in a refreshing and easy to understand style, this book will be of considerable interest to both economic policy makers and lay persons interested in the philosophical and ethical questions raised by economic development.  It will also serve as a text at the postgraduate level and as supplementary reading at the undergraduate level in the economics departments of universities throughout the world, but especially in Asia, Africa and Latin America.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eREVIEWS:\u003cbr\u003eIn an attractive and easy to understand style the author tackles difficult and complex economic, political and philosophical questions.  All important development issues are covered and I commend the book warmly for its combination of clear analysis and deep commitment to the poor of our world.\u003cbr\u003e—Paul Streeten (from the Foreword)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER I\u003cbr\u003eFOUNDATION ISSUES\u003cbr\u003eDevelopment Economics: A Bird's-eye View\u003cbr\u003eWho Wears the Emperor's New Clothes?\u003cbr\u003eThe Liberalist Counter-revolution and Development Economics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER II\u003cbr\u003eTHE MIXED-ECONOMY ROUTE TO DEVELOPMENT\u003cbr\u003eWhere the Visible and Invisible Hand Meet\u003cbr\u003eEfficiency, Equity and Markets\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER III\u003cbr\u003eMORALITY AND DEVELOPMENT\u003cbr\u003eA Moral Perspective on the Market Success and Government Failure Debate\u003cbr\u003eWhen Morals Matter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER IV\u003cbr\u003eA FUTURISTIC PERSPECTIVE\u003cbr\u003eDevelopment Economics as a Paradigm\u003cbr\u003eDevelopment Economics and Globalization\u003cbr\u003eThe Future of Development Economics\u003cbr\u003eReferences\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Syed Nawab Haider Naqvi \/ Sage Publications \/ Paperback","offer_id":68153663750512,"sku":"9225","price":24.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1041\/5203\/9792\/files\/9225.jpg?v=1793912259","url":"https:\/\/marketcalvexa.shop\/products\/development-economics-nature-and-significance","provider":"Alderstone House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}