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Economic growth / by David N. Weil.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Series: Addison-Wesley series in economicsPublication details: Boston : Pearson/Addison-Wesley, c2005.Description: xxv, 547 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0201680262
  • 9780201680263
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 338.9
LOC classification:
  • HD 82 W422e 2005
Contents:
I. OVERVIEW. 1. The Facts to Be Explained. 2. A Framework for Analysis. II. FACTOR ACCUMULATION. 3. Physical Capital. 4. Population and Economic Growth. 5. Future Population Trends. 6. Human Capital. III. PRODUCTIVITY. 7. Measuring Productivity. 8. The Role of Technology in Growth. 9. The Cutting Edge of Technology. 10. Efficiency. 11. Growth in the Open Economy. IV. FUNDAMENTALS. 12. Government. 13. Income Inequality. 14. Culture. 15. Geography, Climate, and Natural Resources. 16. Resources and the Environment at the Global Level. V. CONCLUSION. 17. What We Have Learned and Where We are Headed.
Summary: For undergraduate courses in economic growth, and is also of interest to instructors teaching courses on economic development and intermediate macroeconomics, this book examines the question of why some countries are rich and some are poor - why they differ in their levels of income and their rates of economic growth.
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) HD 82 W422e 2005 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000169971

Includes bibliographical references (p. 513-525) and index.

I. OVERVIEW. 1. The Facts to Be Explained. 2. A Framework for Analysis. II. FACTOR ACCUMULATION. 3. Physical Capital. 4. Population and Economic Growth. 5. Future Population Trends. 6. Human Capital. III. PRODUCTIVITY. 7. Measuring Productivity. 8. The Role of Technology in Growth. 9. The Cutting Edge of Technology. 10. Efficiency. 11. Growth in the Open Economy. IV. FUNDAMENTALS. 12. Government. 13. Income Inequality. 14. Culture. 15. Geography, Climate, and Natural Resources. 16. Resources and the Environment at the Global Level. V. CONCLUSION. 17. What We Have Learned and Where We are Headed.

For undergraduate courses in economic growth, and is also of interest to instructors teaching courses on economic development and intermediate macroeconomics, this book examines the question of why some countries are rich and some are poor - why they differ in their levels of income and their rates of economic growth.

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