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List Price: $132.50 Price: $69.90 You Save: $62.60 (47%) "Understanding the theory" - By thomas McHugh
Having observed the process of economic development first hand while living in a recently developed country, I especially appreciated the theoretical explanations of development provided by this wonderful book. I would recommend it without hesitation to anyone with an interest in the subject.(30) -
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"Now the Best Overview" - By Joseph Ryan (Bloomington, Indiana)
Q: How many pages does it take to solve all the developing world's problems?
A: It turns out to take exactly 128 pages (or possibly a couple less, if you don't count "Concluding Thoughts").
Mr. Giugale lists one solution after another with enthusiasm and one might even say evangelism (particularly with respect to IT solutions). And the solutions sound pretty good.
Now, the next question would be, what should be done if developing countries aren't applying these solutions? I have some suggestions. The paperback edition that I read was printed in type that was somewhat small. Future editions might be printed with much bigger letters. In addition, if a talking-book edition is published, the recording engineers could set the gain high so that it plays back REAL LOUD. Finally, make sure the book is distributed broadly. For example, in the ... full review(5) -
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List Price: $110.00 Price: $69.96 You Save: $40.04 (36%) "Community and Economic Development" - By A. Campbell (MS)
We are using this textbook for our Community and Economic Development doctoral class this semester. So far, it is an easy read and the material presented is current. I am especially interested in the entrepreneurship section of the textbook.(10) -
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List Price: $17.99 Price: $13.33 You Save: $4.66 (26%) "A “Follow-Me-Home” for Development Economists" - By T. Graczewski (Burlingame, CA United States)
I’ve spent the past seven years working for Intuit, the company behind such successful consumer software products as TurboTax, QuickBooks, Quicken and Mint.com. A fundamental principle to our product management approach is the “follow-me-home.” That is, we literally shadow our potential customers – usually small business owners and American taxpayers and budgeters – to observe how they behave and why they make the decisions they do. The intent is to learn by observing, rather than surveying or relying on research reports. This widely acclaimed book by two young MIT economists, Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo, takes the Intuit “follow-me-home” approach to the fight against global poverty. While Jeffrey Sachs is declaring the macro-decisions required to end global poverty literally within years and critics like William Easterly are asserting that such claims smack of utopian social engineering, the authors of “Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of ... full review(213) -
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List Price: $115.00 Price: $18.94 You Save: $96.06 (84%) "Very informative, good buy." - By Akki Books
Needed for developmental economics class. It was clear and to the point. Good intro into the subject.(23) -
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List Price: $84.00 Price: $54.74 You Save: $29.26 (35%) "Best text I have found" - By Matt Warning (Tacoma, WA USA)
De Janvry and Sadoulet’s Development Economics: Theory and Practice, is the best text I’ve used in nearly 20 years of teaching an undergraduate development economics course. It is remarkably current, drawing on new insights from behavioral economics, experimental economics and RCTs, as well as the traditional development economics literature. It is also very customizable. The more technical material is often treated in stand-alone sections, and this has allowed me to choose appropriate readings for my intermediate-level undergraduate economics and development studies students, but I could also imagine incorporating the technical sections in a masters-level applied development policy course. I also like the book’s focus on analytical tools and development diagnostics, given the field’s increasing demand for rigorous impact evaluation. Finally, the quantitative exercises using data from developing countries are excellent learning tools and are very much appreciated by my students, even those who initially ... full review(4) -
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List Price: $18.00 Price: $9.26 You Save: $8.74 (49%) "Noble Effort" - By Rufus Burgess (Ithaca, NY)
Jeffrey Sachs' 'The End of Poverty' is a noble effort to eliminate extreme poverty around the world. He creates a differential diagnosis that is meant to apply situational specific solutions to countries around the world.
When Sachs focuses on development theory, specifically why we need more aid, he truly shines. The developed world needs to cancel debt and institute drastically more aid (which would still only be .7% GNP).
Where Sachs fails is his distorted sense of history. Sachs' chapters on Bolivia, Poland, China, India, and Russia all omit VERY important facts and in some cases downright lie. Sachs sprinkles the book with quotes by Keynes but make no mistake: his policy prescriptions are straight from Milton Friedman. The affect of his policies were a disaster in Bolivia, Poland, and especially Russia (Read Naomi Klein's: The Shock Doctrine). Many development economists would ... full review(217) -
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List Price: $41.95 Price: $28.48 You Save: $13.47 (32%) "The Community Economic Development Handbook" - By James Phillips
This book is excellent. It is very informative and easy to understand. It is an excellent handbook for anyone or group interested in helping to make their town grow and prosper in a very community oriented way. The information in this book will be wisely and gladly used.(5) -
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List Price: $17.00 Price: $10.36 You Save: $6.64 (39%) "Great Political Economy" - By -_Tim_- (The Western Hemisphere)
In Development as Freedom, Amartya Sen tells us that the process of development is best understood as expansion of the freedoms that people enjoy in five spheres: political, economic, social, transparency (in the sense that important information is available to the public), and personal security. Each of these types of freedoms reinforce one another and contribute to outcomes such as higher incomes, better health, and longevity. Sen quotes Peter Bauer, an iconoclast in the development field, as saying that "I regard the extension of the range of choice, that is, an increase in the range of effective alternatives open to the people, as the principle objective and criterion of economic development; and I judge a measure principally by its probable effects on the range of alternatives open to individuals."
Sen points out that markets are not simply a means to an end but rather a fundamental freedom. ... full review(93) -
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List Price: $168.00 Price: $122.60 You Save: $45.40 (27%) "The books also provides a lot of examples which makes understanding the concepts very easy. I highly recommended the book to any" - By Phuntsok Tseten
I had this book for my econ development class at cal. The book explains the concepts really well and the numerous graphs in the book is very helpful. There are a lot of real life problems/ case studies at the back of the book which I thought was very interesting. The books also provides a lot of examples which makes understanding the concepts very easy. I highly recommended the book to anyone interested in studying economic development especially in third world countries.(7) -
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List Price: $44.95 Price: $27.37 You Save: $17.58 (39%) "Dynamics and Progress" - By D. W. MacKenzie (New London CT)
The Theory of Economic Development represents a high point in the history of economic science. Schumpeter had a clear understanding of the difference between static and dynamic issues in economics, and an appropriate appreciation of the latter. This book also shows how advanced Schumpeter's thinking was. On page 10 Schumpeter appears to anticipate the modern definition of economics- 20 years before Robbins wrote his Nature and Significance of Economic Science (was this in the original edition, or just in my 1934 reprint?). Chapter one sorts out Say's Law of Markets in detail, and explains its static nature. Chapter two explains economic development in correct dynamic terms (unlike the pseudo-dynamics of Neoclassical growth theory). Schumpeter is able to explain dynamics because he examines entrepreneurship (and vice versa). Schumpeter also leaves room for real institutions, especially financial markets.
I can honestly say that I learned some new and important things from ... full review(15) -
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List Price: $39.95 Price: $24.72 You Save: $15.23 (38%) "Balancing Capitalism and Democracy" - By Jason Galbraith (Little Elm, Texas United States)
Thomas Piketty's "Capital in the Twenty-First Century" is a sprawling examination of the developed world's capital/income ratio and wealth and income concentrations over three centuries. The essence of Piketty's argument is that under normal conditions (that is to say, slow growth and no radical destruction of capital), the rate of return on capital exceeds the rate of growth, which causes large fortunes to grow faster than the labor income of the middle class or poor. Everyone agrees that the "patrimonial middle class" (the ownership by people in the 10-50 percent share of the economy of a quarter to a third of a developed country's wealth) is a recent phenomenon, but there are disagreements on how it came to be. Piketty's thesis is that the World Wars and the Great Depression reduced the rate of return on capital (and, he does not emphasize, increased spending by the government) ... full review(1,787) -
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List Price: $191.00 Price: $140.88 You Save: $50.12 (26%) "Good primer in Economic Development Finance" - By AlcoC628 (Boston, MA USA)
Karl Seidman, an experienced economic developer, consultant, professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning and current Secretary of the Northeast Economic Developers Association (NEDA) has written an excellent primer for economic development finance. This book will be useful for economic development students, people studying for any kind of economic development cerification (CeD, EDP, etc.) teachers of economic development finance, economic development professionals local officials who deal with economic development or anyone intersted in the sunject. It is cleanly written with useful exercises to reinforce the readings. I am an experienced economic development planner. This book increased my knowlege of this subject. I highly recommend it.(5) -
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List Price: $25.00 Price: $19.97 You Save: $5.03 (20%) "Excellent Introduction to Tribal Economies and Solutions for Poverty" - By ernest schusky
Miller gives us a quick overview of aboriginal economies and native values as to ownership and other economic factors, but his major contribution has to do with current economic problems and possible solutions.
Many non-Indians think gaming has solved poverty on reservations and although it is a 25 billion enterprise, the income is concentrated in relatively few tribes. Those without casinos (or failed casinos) are still poverty stricken.
Miller does offer hope, however, citing examples of economic development on some reservations where non-casino business has started. He describes the problems that have held back development for so long. For example, tribal land held in trust means that it cannot be used as collateral (although a few tribal banks will make loans on such assets.)
The book's focus on strategies for development is its greatest strength, and we must all hope that tribes will be able to find ones that employ ... full review(8)
