These original contributions by some of today's leading macroeconomists and political economists explore a broad spectrum of social, political, and technological variables that encourage or impede economic growth. What political and economic factors stimulate growth and make an economy expand? These original contributions by some of today's leading macroeconomists and political economists ex…
"This book attempts to introduce students with a relatively minimal economics background to the field of international economics. Its premise is that a few basic theoretical concepts can go a long way toward helping to interpret international economic relations. In terms of institutional coverage, the book is, of course, far less than complete. The material is issue-oriented and reflects the au…
Economists have traditionally concentrated on aggregate economic growth to measure a country's development, but previously they have also considered income distribution performance. In this book Gary Fields reverses conventional approaches by using income distribution as the primary indicator. He examines what is known about the distribution of income and poverty, inequality, and development. H…
Godelier looked at economic systems as historically contingent with the modes of production. Godelier saw the aspects of culture and society that related to economic change as multifunctional traits. These traits shifted in response to the needs of the developing economy and must be studied as scientific objects. This is then applied to what had been called "primitive" cultures.