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Annotation Why isn't the whole world as rich as the United States? Conventional views holds that differences in the share of output invested by countries account for this disparity. Not so, say Stephen Parente and Edward Prescott. In Barriers to Riches, Parente and Prescott argue that differenc...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Parente, Stephen L.
Other Authors: Prescott, Edward C.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2000.
Series:Walras-Pareto lectures ; 3.
Subjects:
Economic development.
Développement économique.
economic development.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Economic Policy.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Government & Business.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Development > Economic Development.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Development > Business Development.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Structural Adjustment.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Development > General.
Economic development
Economische ontwikkeling.
Handelsbelemmeringen.
Technische ontwikkeling.
Desenvolvimento econômico.
Concurrence imparfaite.
Relations économiques internationales.
Économie du développement.
Richesse.
Productivité.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. International Income Facts
  • 3. Growth Theory with No TFP Differences
  • 4. Growth Theory with a Human Capital Sector
  • 5. Growth Theory with TFP Differences
  • 6. Constraints on Firm Technologies and TFP
  • 7. Evidence of Barriers to Efficiency
  • 8. Monopoly Rights: A Theory of TFP Differences
  • 9. Conclusion.

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