The Dynamics of Socio-Economic Development. An Introduction

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
ISBN: ISBN-13: 9780521817639 | ISBN-10: 0521817633
Why are poor countries poor and rich countries rich? How are wealth and poverty related to changes in nutrition, health, life expectancy, education, population growth and politics? This modern, non-technical introduction to development studies explores the dynamics of socio-economic development and stagnation in developing countries. Taking a quantitative and comparative approach to contemporary debates within their broader context, Szirmai examines historical, institutional, demographic, sociological, political and cultural factors.