Baran, Paul A.

Political economy of growth c.2 - New York Monthly Review Press 1957 - 307 p.

One of the most influential studies ever written in the field of development economics, this book has, since first publication in 1957, bred a whole school of follow ers who are producing further works along the lines indicated by Baran. Concerned with the generation and use of economic surplus, it analyzes from this point of view both the advanced and the underdeveloped coun tries. A work in political economy rather than solely in economics, this book treats the economic transformation of society as one facet of a total social and political evolution.


Economic Development.

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