Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Seligson, Mitchell A., 1945-
2. Passé-Smith, John T.

Description

1. xi, 501 pages : illustrations; 23 cm

Subject

1. Since 1945
2. Economic development
3. Income distribution
4. Capitalism
5. Economic history > 1945-
6. Social history > 1945-
7. economic development
8. capitalism
9. Capitalism
10. Economic development
11. Economic history
12. Income distribution
13. Social history
14. Einkommensdisparität
15. Geschichte
16. Nord-Süd-Konflikt
17. Unterentwicklung
18. Wirtschaftliche Abhängigkeit
19. Aufsatzsammlung
20. Onderontwikkeling
21. Inkomensverdeling
22. Regionale ongelijkheid
23. Desenvolvimento econômico
24. Países em desenvolvimento (condições econômicas)
25. Distribuição de renda
26. Capitalismo
27. História econômica > 1945-
28. História social > 1945-
29. Développement économique
30. Revenu > Répartition
31. Capitalisme
32. Histoire économique > 1945-...
33. Histoire sociale > 1945-...
34. Dépendance économique
35. Disparité de salaire
36. Inégalité sociale
37. Répartition du revenu
38. Sous-développement
39. Developing countries > Economic conditions
40. Developing countries
41. Entwicklungsländer
42. Pays en voie de développement > Conditions économiques
43. Pays en développement

Contents

1. The dual gaps : an overview of theory and research / Mitchell A. Seligson -- pt. 1. Is there a gap between rich and poor countries? The world economy : a millennial perspective / Angus Maddison -- The persistence of the gap between rich and poor countries, 1960-1998 / John T. Passé-Smith -- The rising inequality of world income distribution / Robert Hunter Wade -- Could it be that the whole world is already rich? A comparison of RGDP/pc and GNP/pc measures / John T. Passé-Smith -- pt. 2. The other gap : domestic income inequality. Economic growth and income inequality / Simon Kuznets -- Should equity be a goal of economic policy? / IMF Fiscal Affairs Department -- Inequality and insurgency / Edward N. Muller, Mitchell A. Seligson -- Some new evidence on correlates of political violence : income inequality, regime repressiveness, and economic development / Erich Weede -- pt. 3. The classic thesis : convergence or divergence? The five stages of growth / W.W. Rostow -- Catching up, forging ahead, and falling behind / Moses Abramovitz -- Productivity growth, convergence, and welfare : what the long-run data show / William J. Baumol -- Productivity growth, convergence, and welfare : comment / J. Bradford De Long -- World-economic trends in the distribution of income, 1965-1992 / Roberto Patricio Korzeniewicz, Timothy Patrick Moran -- Empirics of world income inequality / Glenn Firebaugh -- pt. 4. Culture and development. The achievement motive in economic growth / David C. McClelland -- The Confucian ethic and economic growth / Herman Kahn -- The culture of poverty / Oscar Lewis -- The effect of cultural values on economic development : theory, hypotheses, and some empirical tests / Jim Granato, Ronald Inglehart, David Leblang -- pt. 5. Dependency theory. The structure of dependence / Theotonio dos Santos -- American penetration and Canadian development : a case study of mature dependency / Heather-Jo Hammer, John W. Gartrell -- The Irish case of dependency : an exception to the exception? / Denis O'Hearn -- Growth effects of foreign and domestic investment / Glenn Firebaugh -- The long-term effects of foreign investment dependence on economic growth, 1940-1990 / Jeffrey Kentor -- Income inequality, development, and dependence : a reconsideration / Arthur S. Alderson, François Nielsen -- pt. 6. The state, growth, and inequality. Big bills left on the sidewalk : why some nations are rich, and others poor / Mancur Olson Jr. -- Mauritius : a case study / Arvind Subramanian -- Why aren't countries rich? Weak states and bad neighbourhoods / Charles Kenny -- Urban bias and inequality / Michael Lipton -- Political regimes and economic growth / Adam Przeworski, Fernando Limongi -- Inequality as a constraint on growth in Latin America / Nancy Birdsall, Richard Sabot -- The myth of Asia's miracle / Paul Krugman -- pt. 7. Conclusion. Inequality in a global perspective : directions for further research / Mitchell A. Seligson -- Basic indicators of the gaps between rich and poor countries.

Owning institution

1. Princeton University Library

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references and index.