Economic Growth

Edited by Philip Arestis, Michelle Baddeley and John McCombie

in Books from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: This enlightening and significant volume focuses on the nature, causes and features of economic growth across a wide range of countries and regions. Covering a variety of growth related topics – from theoretical analyses of economic growth in general to empirical analyses of growth in the OECD, transition economies and developing economies – the distinguished cast of contributors addresses some of the most important contemporary issues and developments in the field.

Keywords: Economics and Finance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D7 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
ISBN: 9781845425319
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Chapters in this book:

Ch 1 Introduction

Philip Arestis, Michelle Baddeley and John McCombie

Ch 2 Is Growth Theory a Real Subject?

Franklin M. Fisher

Ch 3 What is Endogenous Growth Theory?

Mark Roberts, Mark Setterfield and Marc Hnytka

Ch 4 Is the Natural Rate of Growth Exogenous?

Miguel Leon-Ledesma and Anthony Thirlwall

Ch 5 The Representative Firm and Increasing Returns: Then and Now

Stephanie Blankenberg and Geoffrey Harcourt

Ch 6 A Dynamic Framework for Keynesian Theories of the Business Cycle and Growth

Pedro Leão

Ch 7 A Keynesian Model of Unemployment and Growth: Theory

John Cornwall

Ch 8 A Keynesian Model of Unemployment and Growth: An Empirical Test

Wendy Cornwall

Ch 9 The Relevance of the Cambridge–Cambridge Controversies in Capital Theory for Econometric Practice

Geoffrey Harcourt

Ch 10 Foreign Direct Investment and Productivity Spillovers: A Sceptical Analysis of Some OECD Economies

Carlos Rodriguez, Carmen Gomez and Jesus Ferreiro

Ch 11 Increasing Returns and the Distribution of Manufacturing Productivity in the EU Regions

Bernard Fingleton and Enrique Lopez-Bazo

Ch 12 The Role of Wage-Setting in a Growth Strategy for Europe

Andrew Watt

Ch 13 Economic Growth and Beta-Convergence in the East European Transition Economies

Nigel F.B. Allington and John McCombie

Ch 14 Knowledge Externalities and Growth in Peripheral Regions

Fabiana Santos, Marco Crocco and Frederico Jayme Jr

Ch 15 Knowledge, Human Capital and Foreign Direct Investment in Developing Countries: Recent Trends from an Endogenous Growth Theory Perspective

Diana V. Barrowclough

Ch 16 Is Growth Alone Sufficient to Reduce Poverty? In Search of the Trickle Down Effect in Rural India

Santonu Basu and Sushanta Mallick

Ch 17 Strategy for Economic Growth in Brazil: A Post Keynesian Approach

José Luís Oreiro and Luiz Fernando de Paula

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