Screen LibraryThe economics of growth
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| Group Author: | ; |
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MIT Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Cambridge, Mass. |
| Publication Dates: | c2009. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | xxii, 495 p.: ill. ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780262012638 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0262012634 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| Index Number: | F061 |
| CLC: | F061.3 |
| Call Number: | F061.3/A266 |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [457]-475) and index. pt. 1. Basic paradigms of growth theory -- Neoclassical Growth Theory -- The AK model -- Product variety -- The Schumpeterian model -- Capital, innovation, and growth accounting -- pt. 2. Understanding the growth process -- Finance and growth -- Technology transfer and cross-country convergence -- Market size and directed technical change -- General-purpose technologies -- Stages of growth -- Institutions and nonconvergence traps -- pt. 3. Growth policy -- Fostering competition and entry -- Investing in education -- Reducing volatility and risk -- Liberalizing trade -- Preserving the environ |