Meier, Gerald M. <br/><br/>
Leading issues in economic development 

 - 8th ed. 
 - New Delhi  OUP  2006 
 - 650 p. 
<br/><br/> Completely updated and revised in this eighth edition. Leading issues in Economic Development provides extensive coverage of the most pressing debates in the field through professional journal articles by leading scholars. Carefully edited for an undergraduate audience, the articles are organized thematically and supplemented by overview essays explanatory notes, and comments by the editors. This distinctive approach allows for a variety of perspectives while maintaining focus on the most important overarching themes.<br/>The readings are prefaced by introductory sections that discuss the discipline of development economics, the recent economic performance of less developed nations, and the history of how the world became divided into rich and poor countries. The articles and accompanying material cover international trade human resources investment and finance, urbanization and the informal sector, agriculture, income distribution, political economy, and development and the environment 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780195680812 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Economic development
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>338.9 MEI 8th ed.