A History of Development Economics Thought

This book explores the history of economic development thought, with an emphasis on alternative approaches in macro development economics.

Autorentext

Shahrukh Rafi Khan is Visiting Professor of Economics at Mount Holyoke College, USA.

Inhalt

1. The Classical and Marxist Roots Part I: Challenging the Mainstream on Underdevelopment and Development 2. Developmentalism 3. Neo-Marxism and the Political Economy of Development 4. Structuralism and Dependency Theory Part II: Heterodox Challenges from within the Fold 5. Market Friendly Heterodox Approaches Part III: The Neo-classical Counter-challenge 6. Neo-liberalism and the Washington Consensus Part IV: Neo-liberalism Challenged 7. Developmentalist Resurgence 8. Reflections