The Gap between rich and poor : contending perspectives on the political economy of development /: contending perspectives on the political economy of development. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Mitchell A. Seligson.
• Other Names: Seligson, Mitchell A
• Contents: Preface -- Defining the Gap between Rich and Poor -- The Dual Gaps: An Overview of Theory and Research -- The Gap Between Rich and Poor Countries -- Income Inequality: Some Dimensions of the Problem -- Contending Explanations of the Gaps -- Economic Growth and Income Inequality -- Cultures and Growth -- The Achievement Motive in Economic Growth -- Becoming Modern -- The Confucian Ethic and Economic Growth -- On the Sociology of National Development: Theories and Issues -- Urban Bias and Inequality -- The Structure of Dependence -- Modernization and Dependency: Alternative Perspectives in the Study of Latin American Underdevelopment -- The Present State of the Debate on World Inequality -- Reiterating the Identity of the Peripheral State -- Empirical Studies: Evidence Meets Theory -- Economic Development and the Distribution of Income -- The World-Economy and the Distribution of Income Within States: A Cross-National Study -- Cross-National Evidence of the Effects of Foreign Investment and Aid on Economic Growth and Inequality: A Survey of Findings and a Reanalysis -- Dependence on Foreign Investment and Economic Growth in the Third World -- Some Recent Explanations of Income Inequality -- Financial Dependence in the Capitalist World Economy and the Distribution of Income Within Nations -- Some Questions on the Validity of Income Distribution Data -- Assessing Progress Toward Greater Equality of Income Distribution -- The Vicious Circle of Poverty -- Is There a Tradeoff Between Growth and Basic Needs? -- Case Studies and Conclusions -- “Trickle-up” Income Redistribution and Development in Central America During the 1960s and 1970s -- Sugar Dependency in Cuba: Capitalism versus Socialism -- Rapid Growth with Improved Income Distribution: The Taiwan Success Story -- The Future of the Gap Between Rich and Poor -- Inequality in a Global Perspective: Directions for Further Research -- Other Titles of Interest from Westview Press
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource (420 pages)
• Subjects: 338.9; Income distribution -- Developing countries; Economic development; International economic relations; Revenu -- Répartition -- Pays en voie de développement; Développement économique; Relations économiques internationales; Economic development; Income distribution; International economic relations; Einkommensverteilung; Wirtschaftswachstum; Aufsatzsammlung; Wirtschaftsentwicklung; Weltwirtschaft; Income and wealth; Distribution of development benefits; Political economy; Développement économique; Relations économiques internationales; Einkommensverteilung; Wirtschaftswachstum; Aufsatzsammlung; Wirtschaftsentwicklung; Weltwirtschaft; Developing countries -- Economic conditions; Developing countries; Entwicklungsländer; Entwicklungsländer; Aufsatzsammlung
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781000301762; 1000301761
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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