Table of contents

Development Economics

A graduate path from growth theory and institutions to policy design, causal evidence, and structural transformation

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• Cover
• Copyright
• How to read this book
• Introduction
• Chapter 1: The Development Problem
• Chapter 2: Measurement, Data, and Development Accounting
• Chapter 3: Growth Theory for Development
• Chapter 4: Poverty, Welfare, and Household Behavior
• Chapter 5: Inequality, Mobility, and Distributional Conflict
• Chapter 6: Human Capital: Education, Health, and Skills
• Chapter 7: Population, Gender, and the Demographic Transition
• Chapter 8: Agriculture and Rural Development
• Chapter 9: Firms, Entrepreneurship, and Productivity
• Chapter 10: Labor Markets, Informality, and Migration
• Chapter 11: Credit, Insurance, and Financial Development
• Chapter 12: Markets, Market Failures, and Coordination Problems
• Chapter 13: Institutions, State Capacity, and Governance
• Chapter 14: Political Economy of Development
• Chapter 15: Structural Transformation and Industrialization
• Chapter 16: Trade, Globalization, and Development Strategy
• Chapter 17: Urbanization, Infrastructure, and Spatial Development
• Chapter 18: Environment, Climate, and Sustainable Development
• Chapter 19: Conflict, Fragility, and Development
• Chapter 20: Causal Inference in Development Economics
• Chapter 21: Structural Models and Quantitative Policy Analysis
• Chapter 22: Program Design, Implementation, and Evaluation
• Chapter 23: Development Finance, Aid, and Macroeconomic Management
• Chapter 24: Comparative Development Paths and Research Frontiers
• Conclusion