In spite of the attention paid exchange rates in recent economic debates on developing countries, relatively few studies have systematically analyzed in detail the various ramifications of exchange rate policy in these countries. In this new volume from the National Bureau of Economic Research, lead
Population and Economic Change in Developing Countries (National Bureau of Economic Research Universities-National Bureau Conference Ser)
β Scribed by Richard A. Easterlin
- Year
- 1987
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 592
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
"An extremely important book which contains a number of uniformly excellent papers on a variety of topics relating, to various degrees, to the nexus of demographic-economic interrelationships for presently developing countries."βWilliam J. Serow, Southern Economic Journal"An important landmark in the growing field of economic demography."βDudley Kirk, Journal of Developing Areas
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