Economic Development (The Pearson Series in Economics) - Softcover

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Accessible theory, relevant policy issues, and the latest data and research, in the context of a thorough introduction to the developing world.

Economic Development, - the leading textbook in this field - provides students with a complete and balanced introduction to the requisite theory, driving policy issues, and latest research. Todaro and Smith take a policy-oriented approach, presenting economic theory in the context of critical policy debates and country-specific case studies, to see how theory relates to the problems and prospects of developing countries.

New to this edition

·    Findings Boxes – new intuitive introductions to important recent research

·    Global Crisis – up-to-date challenges and opportunities for developing countries

·    Policy Analysis and case studies – review great progress in many developing countries, plus big challenges such as violent conflict and climate change;  insights from comparative case studies such as Costa Rica, Guatemala and Honduras.