Essentials of Development Economics - Couverture rigide

Taylor, J. Edward; Lybbert, Travis J.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0520343573 ISBN 13 : 9780520343573

Editeur : University of California Press, 2020

Synopsis

Written to provide students with the critical tools and approaches used by development economists, Essentials of Development Economics represents an alternative approach to traditional textbooks on the subject. Compact and less expensive than other textbooks for undergraduate development economics courses, Essentials of Development Economics offers a broad overview of key topics and methods in the field. Its fourteen easy-to-read chapters introduce cutting-edge research and present best practices and state-of-the-art methods. By mastering the material in this time-tested book, students will have the conceptual grounding needed to move on to more advanced development economics courses.

This new edition includes:

• updated references to international development policy process and goals
• substantial updates to several chapters with new and revised material to make the text both current and policy relevant
• replacement of several special features with new ones featuring widely cited studies

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

J. Edward Taylor is Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics at UC Davis and Fellow of the AAEA and AAAS. His research focuses on modeling impacts of development policies on households and local economies in poor countries, international migration, labor, and natural resource conservation.

Travis J. Lybbert is Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics at UC Davis and an affiliate of the Center for Effective Global Action at UC Berkeley. His research focuses on topics ranging from poverty dynamics, risk, innovation and technology adoption to nutrition, microfinance, and hope and aspirations.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of California Press
• Date d'édition: 2020
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0520343573
• ISBN 13: 9780520343573
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 3
• Nombre de pages: 376
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible