New And Enduring Themes In Development Economics
β Scribed by Bhaskar Dutta; Tridip Ray; E Somanathan
- Publisher
- World Scientific Publishing Company
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 497
- Series
- Statistical Science And Interdisciplinary Research
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
This book is a compilation of selected papers presented at the ISI (Indian Statistical Institute) Platinum Jubilee Conference on Comparative Development held at the ISI, Delhi, India. The papers cover new and well-established topics in development economics. Some of these include political economy, role of public outrage in delivering justice and the political economy of general strikes, economics of happiness, economics of labour, agricultural economics, macroeconomics and public finance. These topics are analyzed from the perspective of developing countries. The book will be of interest to both researchers and graduate students in development economics.
β¦ Subjects
Development economics -- Statistical methods -- Congresses. ; Comparative economics -- Congresses. ; Developing countries -- Economic conditions -- Congresses.
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