The economics of under-developed countries / Peter T. Bauer ; Basil S. Yamey.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Cambridge economic handbooks | Cambridge economic handbooksPublication details: Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 1957.Description: xiii, 271 pages ; 20 cmSubject(s): DDC classification:
  • 338.91
LOC classification:
  • HD 82 .B332 1957
Contents:
Introduction by the general editors -- Part I: Descriptive and analytical - Chapter I: The relevance of economics to under-developed countries - Chapter II: Some problems of economic measurement: National income and capital - Chapter III: Some problems of economic measurement: Labour and its distribution - Chapter IV: Natural resources - Chapter V: Human resources: Population; Institutions - Chapter VI: Human Resources: Unemployment and under-employment - Chapter VII: Human Resources: Remuneration, wants and efforts - Chapter VIII: Human resources: Entrepreneurship - Chapter IX: Capital: Level and utilisation - Chapter X: Capital and economic growth -- Part II: Government and economic development - Chapter XI: General appraisal of the role of government - Chapter XII: Functions of government - Chapter XIII: Accelerated capital formation - Chapter XIV: Specific measures affecting agriculture - Chapter XV: Specific policy measures affecting manufacturing industry.
Summary: "This book - written for the general student of affairs as well as for the economist - analyzes major issues of economic policy in under-developed countries. The first part deals with such matters as the measurement of economic magnitudes, including national income, capital, and the labor force. It also discusses natural resources and human resources. The second part of the book deals specifically with government policy and economic development, distinguishing carefully between description and analysis, on one hand, and assessment and prescription on the other." -- From the back cover.
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Introduction by the general editors -- Part I: Descriptive and analytical - Chapter I: The relevance of economics to under-developed countries - Chapter II: Some problems of economic measurement: National income and capital - Chapter III: Some problems of economic measurement: Labour and its distribution - Chapter IV: Natural resources - Chapter V: Human resources: Population; Institutions - Chapter VI: Human Resources: Unemployment and under-employment - Chapter VII: Human Resources: Remuneration, wants and efforts - Chapter VIII: Human resources: Entrepreneurship - Chapter IX: Capital: Level and utilisation - Chapter X: Capital and economic growth -- Part II: Government and economic development - Chapter XI: General appraisal of the role of government - Chapter XII: Functions of government - Chapter XIII: Accelerated capital formation - Chapter XIV: Specific measures affecting agriculture - Chapter XV: Specific policy measures affecting manufacturing industry.

"This book - written for the general student of affairs as well as for the economist - analyzes major issues of economic policy in under-developed countries. The first part deals with such matters as the measurement of economic magnitudes, including national income, capital, and the labor force. It also discusses natural resources and human resources. The second part of the book deals specifically with government policy and economic development, distinguishing carefully between description and analysis, on one hand, and assessment and prescription on the other." -- From the back cover.

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