The Dynamics of Poverty : Circular, Cumulative Causation, Value Judgments, Institutions and Social Engineering in the World of Gunnar Myrdal / by Mats Lundahl

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Lundahl, Mats, 1946- [VerfasserIn]

Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Economic Thought | Springer eBook CollectionPublisher: Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2021Publisher: Cham : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2021Edition: 1st ed. 2021Description: 1 Online-Ressource (XI, 205 p. 1 illus.)ISBN:

9783030733476

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Additional physical formats: 9783030733469 | 9783030733483 | 9783030733490 | Erscheint auch als: 9783030733469 Druck-Ausgabe | Erscheint auch als: 9783030733483 Druck-Ausgabe | Erscheint auch als: 9783030733490 Druck-Ausgabe | Erscheint auch als: The dynamics of poverty. Druck-Ausgabe Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, 2021. xi, 205 SeitenDDC classification:

330.1509 23

DOI: DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-73347-6Online resources:

Summary: Chapter 1: The Man and His Work -- Chapter 2: Dynamics, Value Premises and Social Engineering -- Chapter 3: Social Engineering in Practice: The Population Issue -- Chapter 4: An American Dilemma.-Chapter 5: The International Dimension of Poverty -- Chapter 6: The Culminating Effort: Asian Drama -- Chapter 7: The Reaction to Asian Drama I: The West -- Chapter 8: The Reaction to Asian Drama II: Radical and Asian Views -- Chapter 9: After Asian Drama.Summary: This book examines Gunnar Myrdal’s analysis of poverty in relation to Sweden, the United States, South Asia, and the international economy. The chapters investigate Mrydal’s methodological development and his focus on the principle of circular and cummulative causation, dynamic economic analysis, institutional frameworks, value premises, and social engineering. The challenge of world poverty, the international dimension of poverty, and the legacy of The American Dilemma and Asian Drama are also discussed. This book aims to explore the development of Myrdal’s analysis of poverty during his life. It will be relevant to students and academics interested in the history of economic thought, development economics, the political economy, and labor economics. Mats Lundahl is Professor emeritus of Development Economics at the Stockholm School of Economics, where he held his chair between 1987 and 2013.PPN: PPN: 1761812513Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-2-ECF | ZDB-2-SEB | ZDB-2-SXEF

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