To access account and manage orders
Or login with OTP
Don’t you have an account? Sign Up
Register you account
Or
Already have an account? Sign In
By creating an account you agree with our Terms of Service, Privacy Policy.
Enter Email Address or Mobile Number to receive a One Time Password (OTP) for verification.
Back to Sign In
We have send you a One Time Password(OTP) on this email address/mobile number
OTP Not received? Resend OTP
Enter your email and click on the confirm button to reset your password. We'll send you an email detailing the steps to complete the procedure.
Enter your Email/Mobile number and click the Submit button to receive an OTP. We'll send you an Email with the steps to complete the procedure.
We have sent the verification code to your email address.If you haven't received it, please check your spam folder.
- At least 8 characters
- At least one lowercase letter
- At least one uppercase letter
- At least one number
- At least one special character
Your password is strong!
We have sent the verification code to your mobile number
Edited by : Erik S. Reinert, Jomo Kwame Sundaram
9788189487157
Language: English
192 Pages
6.25 x 9.5 Inches
In Stock!
Price INR: 280.0 Price USD: 15.0
Book Club Price INR 210.0 Book Club Price USD 11.25
Join Book Club
Historically, much of economic thought, especially until the 1960s, has been preoccupied with the central concerns of development economics. It is thus contemporary mainstream economics – dominated by those with a touching faith in the virtues and infallibility of the market – that emerges as almost exceptional when viewed in a longer-term perspective. Although economics has gone through many changes over the centuries, the original developmental concerns of economists have persisted until relatively recently – diminishing, ironically, only as development economics emerged as a sub-discipline in the post-war period.
This book reviews the history of economic thought to highlight these enduring developmental concerns in earlier economic discourses. This survey also shows that various schools of economic thought, over the years, have pointed to the role of the state in leading and coordinating economic transformation and progress. In the second half of the twentieth century, often static, abstract and formal approaches displaced historically informed and institutionally nuanced discourses. Thus, the narrow approaches of contemporary economics have marginalized greater appreciation of history and other social sciences.
In the first three chapters of the book, Erik and Sophus Reinert offer fascinating surveys of mercantilism, the Italian tradition associated with its city-states, and the later German economic tradition. Mushtaq Khan surveys the historical debate over capitalist transformation. Jaime Ros reviews the impact of modern growth theory on pioneering development economists, while Amitava Dutt considers the role of international trade in early development economics. Alfredo Saad-Filho assesses Latin American structuralism and dependency theory. Finally, Tamas Szentes discusses development in the history of economics.
Erik S. Reinert is Professor at the Tallinn University of Technology and Honorary Professor at University College London. Reinert holds an MBA from Harvard University and a PhD in economics from Cornell University. Much of his work is dedicated to teaching and researching the theory and history of uneven development. His book, How Rich Countries got Rich and Why Poor Countries Stay Poor (2007), has been translated into around twenty-five languages.
See more by Erik S. Reinert
Jomo K.S. was Professor in the Applied Economics Department, University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, and Senior Visiting Research Fellow, Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore, before joining the United Nations.
See more by Jomo Kwame Sundaram
POLITICAL ECONOMY
Aakar Books
Tulika Books
Dev Books
L.G. Publishers Distributors
Westland
LeftWord Books
Women Unlimited