Theory of Economic Growth.

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lewis, W. Arthur
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Taylor & Francis, 2013.
Temas:
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • PREFACE
  • Contents
  • I. INTRODUCTION
  • 1. DEFINITIONS
  • 2. METHODOLOGY
  • 3. LAYOUT
  • Bibliographical Note
  • II. THE WILL TO ECONOMIZE
  • 1. THE DESIRE FOR GOODS
  • (a) Asceticism
  • (b) Wealth and Social Status
  • (c) Limited Horizons
  • 2. THE COST OF EFFORT
  • (a) The Attitude to Work
  • (b) The Spirit of Adventure
  • 3. RESOURCES AND RESPONSE
  • Bibliographical Note
  • III. ECONOMIC INSTITUTIONS
  • 1. THE RIGHT TO REWARD
  • (a) Non-Material Rewards
  • (b) The Management of Property
  • (c) The Reward for Work
  • 2. TRADE AND SPECIALIZATION
  • (a) Advantages
  • (b) The Extent of the Market
  • (c) Organization
  • 3. ECONOMIC FREEDOM
  • (a) Individualism and Collective Action
  • (b) Vertical Mobility
  • (c) Freedom of Markets
  • 4. SOME CASES
  • (a) Religion
  • (b) Slavery
  • (c) The Family
  • (d) The Organization of Agriculture
  • (e) Cottage Industry
  • 5. INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE
  • (a) The Process of Change
  • (b) The Cycle of Change
  • Bibliographical Note
  • IV. KNOWLEDGE
  • 1. THE GROWTH OF KNOWLEDGE
  • (a) Pre-scientific Societies
  • (b) Invention and Research
  • 2. THE APPLICATION OF NEW IDEAS
  • (a) The Attitude towards Innovation
  • (b) Knowledge and Profit
  • 3. TRAINING PROGRAMMES
  • (a) Priorities
  • (b) Agricultural Extension
  • (c) Industrial Aptitudes
  • (d) Business Administration
  • Bibliographical Note
  • V. CAPITAL
  • 1. CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS
  • 2. SAVINGS
  • (a) The Need for Savings
  • (b) Domestic Sources
  • (c) External Finance
  • 3. INVESTMENT
  • (a) The Institutional Framework
  • (b) Point of Departure
  • (c) Stability
  • (d) Secular Stagnation
  • Bibliographical Note
  • VI. POPULATION AND RESOURCES
  • 1. POPULATION AND OUTPUT
  • (a) Population Growth
  • (b) Size and Output
  • (c) Occupations
  • 2. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
  • (a) International Trade
  • (b) Migration
  • (c) Imperialism.
  • Bibliographical Note
  • VII. GOVERNMENT
  • 1. THE FRAMEWORK OF ENTERPRISE
  • (a) The Functions of Government
  • (b) Production Programmes
  • 2. THE PUBLIC SECTOR
  • (a) Public Expenditure Programmes
  • (b) The Fiscal Problem
  • 3. POWER AND POLITICS
  • (a) Roads to Stagnation
  • (b) Background to Statesmanship
  • Bibliographical Note
  • APPENDIX IS ECONOMIC GROWTH DESIRABLE?
  • (a) The Benefits of Economic Growth
  • (b) The Acquisitive Society
  • (c) Problems of Transition
  • INDEX.

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