Development: What have we Learned?

Paul Streeten
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Chapter 12 in The Relevance of Economic Theories, 1980, pp 181-199 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract I interpret my task as being to survey development theory critically, in the light of its realism and relevance to the problems of development, to discuss the case for interdisciplinary studies, to separate ideas that have been discarded from those that have withstood the test of time and to point to promising new departures.

Keywords: Underdeveloped Country; Land Reform; Interdisciplinary Work; Saving Ratio; Urban Wage (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1980
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-16443-1_12

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