Contents:

Part I. Principles and Concepts of Development: 1. Introduction; 2. The meaning and measurement of economic development; 3. Economic development in historical perspective; 4. Characteristics and institutions of developing countries; 5. Theories of economic development; 

Part II. Poverty Alleviation and Income Distribution: 6. Poverty, malnutrition and income inequality; 7. Rural poverty and agricultural transformation; 

Part III. Factors of Growth: 8. Population and development; 9. Employment, migration and urbanization; 10. Education, health and human capital; 11. Capital formation, investment choice, information technology and technical progress; 12. Entrepreneurship, organization and innovation; 13. Natural resources and the environment: toward sustainable development; 

Part IV. The Macroeconomics and International Economics of Development:14. Monetary, fiscal and incomes policy, and inflation; 15. Balance of payments, aid and foreign investment; 16. The external debt and financial crises; 17. International trade; 

Part V. Development Strategies: 18. Development planning and policy-making: the state and the market; 19. Stabilization, adjustment, reform and privatization.