000012373 000__ 03817cam\a2200469\i\4500 000012373 001__ 12373 000012373 003__ SzGeWIPO 000012373 005__ 20210318092533.0 000012373 008__ 001023s1999\\\\enk\\\\\rb\\\u001\0\eng\d 000012373 020__ $$a0198776144 000012373 020__ $$z0198776136 000012373 020__ $$z9780198776130 000012373 020__ $$z9780198776147$$qpaperback 000012373 020__ $$z0585366063$$qelectronic book 000012373 020__ $$z9780585366067$$qelectronic book 000012373 035__ $$a(wipo)(CD )00-0973 000012373 035__ $$a(OCoLC)1161301525 000012373 040__ $$aSzGeWIPO$$beng$$erda$$cSzGeWIPO$$dCaBNVSL 000012373 050_4 $$aHD75$$b.T48 1999 000012373 08204 $$a338.9$$221 000012373 084__ $$aB 75 GYL.P 000012373 090__ $$c12780$$d12780 000012373 1001_ $$aGylfason, Thorvaldur,$$eauthor. 000012373 24510 $$aPrinciples of economic growth /$$cThorvaldur Gylfason. 000012373 264_1 $$aOxford [England] :$$bOxdord University Press,$$c1999. 000012373 300__ $$axii, 188 pages ;$$c[28] cm 000012373 336__ $$atext$$btxt$$2rdacontent 000012373 337__ $$aunmediated$$bn$$2rdamedia 000012373 338__ $$avolume$$bnc$$2rdacarrier 000012373 500__ $$aContents : Chapter 1 : Growing Apart : Burma and Thailand; Botswana, Nigeria, and Ghana; Uruguay, Argentina, and Spain; Madagascar and Mauritius; Roots and branches; Quantity and quality; The importance of being efficient; Reforms and growth; Chapter 2 : Roots and Branches : The first revolution : Adam Smith; Adam Smith's followers; Enter mathematics : Harrod and Domar; The second revolution: The neoclassical model; The third revolution: Endogenous growth; Summary; Chapter 3 : Quantity and Quality : Endogenous growth and technology; Endogenous growth accounting; The level of income per head with endogenous growth; The neoclassical model again; How strong? How long?; Exogenous growth illustrated; How much to save; Optimal growth in figures; Summary; Chapter 4 : The Importance of Being Efficient : Growing together? Or growing apart?; Absolute vs. conditional convergence; Poverty traps; Case 1: Liberalization; Case 2: Stabilization; Case 3: Privatization; Case 4: Education, health, and distribution; Case 5: Natural resources and geography; Summary; Chapter 5 : Reforms and Growth : Unemployment and growth; Some obstacles to reforms and growth; In conclusion; Appendices : 2.1 The Harrod-Domar Model; 2.2 The Solow Model: Exogenous Growth; 2.3 Endogenous Growth; 3.1 More on Endogerous Growth; 3.2 More on Exogenous Growth; 3.3 Optimal Saving and Growth; 4.1 Liberalization, Efficiency, and Growth; 4.2 Stabilization, Efficiency, and Growth; 4.3 Privatization, Efficiency, and Growth; 4.4 Education, Taxes, and Growth;. 000012373 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 157-161) and indexes. 000012373 5050_ $$a1. Growing Apart. Burma and Thailand. Botswana, Nigeria, and Ghana. Uruguay, Argentina, and Spain. Madagascar and Mauritius. Roots and branches. Quantity and quality. The importance of being efficient. Reforms and growth. 000012373 5208_ $$aThis is a concise and reader-friendly introduction to the principles of economic growth for students of economics and business. The author examines theoretical and empirical models of economic growth through case studies drawn from around the world and a trenchant analysis of classic thought in this area. The influence of public policy on economic efficiency and growth is a key theme which underpins the textbook's engagement with issues such as liberalization, stabilization, privatization and unemployment, as well as technology, education, natural resources and geography. 000012373 650_0 $$aEconomic history. 000012373 650_4 $$aLAW AND ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL SCIENCES : ECONOMIC SCIENCE : GENERAL STUDIES : SPECIFIC QUESTIONS 000012373 650_4 $$aECONOMIC HISTORY 000012373 650_4 $$aECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 000012373 7001_ $$aGylfason, Þorvaldur,$$d1951- 000012373 903__ $$v1 000012373 942__ $$cMON 000012373 952__ $$w2006-11-03$$p2000-0973$$r17.99$$u13138$$bMAIN$$10$$kB 75 GYL.P$$v2000-10-23$$zLibrary$$70 000012373 980__ $$aBIB 000012373 999__ $$c12780$$d12780