Economics of Development (Sixth Edition) [Hardcover]

Dwight H. Perkins (Author), Steven Radelet (Author), David L. Lindauer (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0393926524 | ISBN-13: 978-0393926521 | Publication Date: August 23, 2006 | Edition: Sixth Edition

Economics of Development is renowned for its accessibility and emphasis on the real-world perspectives of developing countries, using concrete empirical data and case studies to illustrate key concepts.

Integrating new coverage of modern growth and human resources theory throughout and with five entirely new chapters, the Sixth Edition represents the most extensive revision of this classic text to date.

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About the Author

Dwight H. Perkins is the H. H. Burbank Professor of Political Economy at Harvard University, from which he received his M.A. and Ph.D., and former director of the Harvard Institute for International Development. Professor Perkins is a leading scholar on the economies of East and Southeast Asia and has over the course of his distinguished academic career been an immensely successful and popular instructor, teaching thousands of students.

Steven Radelet has been a fellow at Harvard’s Institute for International Development and taught in both Harvard’s economics department and the Kennedy School of Government. He subsequently was deputy assistant secretary of the U.S. Treasury for Africa, the Middle East and South Asia, and is currently senior fellow at the Center for Global Development and teaches part-time at Stanford University. He holds Ph.D. and M.P.P. degrees from Harvard and a B.S. degree from Central Michigan University. He is an expert on foreign aid, developing country debt and financial crises, and economic growth, and has extensive experience in West Africa and Southeast Asia.

David L. Lindauer is the Stanford Calderwood Professor of Economics at Wellesley College, where he has been a popular and award-winning undergraduate instructor since 1981. He frequently serves as a consultant to the World Bank and was a faculty associate of the Harvard Institute for International Development. Professor Lindauer’s area of expertise is in labor economics. He has worked on labor market issues in East and South-East Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa and elsewhere. He holds a Ph.D. from Harvard.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 831 pages
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company; Sixth Edition edition (August 23, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0393926524
• ISBN-13: 978-0393926521
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7.3 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #33,301 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE BEST BOOK IN DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS, July 4, 2007

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Jose Maria Abad Hernandez (Madrid, Spain) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Economics of Development (Sixth Edition) (Hardcover)

I have recently had the pleasure to read this book. As a researcher and consultant, I have had the possibility of reading and studying in depth most of the books, papers, and so on, published on Development but I am sincere when I say to my colleagues that I have never read anything like this book, through which Professors Perkins, Radelet and Lindauer are able to explain for Undergraduate students (and anyone interested in this field) the basics (and not so basics) of Development and Economic Growth, forgetting about showing off and focusing just on transferring their knowledge to their students / readers. If I had to describe the book in one word, I would it is just "amazing" and, as it can be inferred from my words, I strongly recommend this book.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The book I've been looking for for a long time, May 13, 2007

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This review is from: Economics of Development (Sixth Edition) (Hardcover)

This is a well-organized, straight-forward, and informative introduction to development economics. The book has obviously been edited and polished so as to deliver information to the student in the most efficient way possible. Also, this book is so interesting that it is a joy to read. I cannot say that about very many textbooks.

0 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Never Received it!, October 4, 2010

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This review is from: Economics of Development (Paperback)

First of all, the book was delivered late, and then when it was delivered, they sent the wrong book. I have asked them to send me the correct one and haven't received a response in 10 days.