Poverty and wealth : comparing Afro-Asian development / by E. Wayne Nafziger
| Author(s): | Nafziger, E. Wayne |
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| Subjects: | Development economics Africa--Economic policy Africa--Economic conditions--1960- Asia--Economic policy Asia--Economic conditions--1945- |
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| Material Type: | Books |
| Language: | English |
| Audience: | Unspecified |
| Published: | Greenwich, Conn. : Jai Press, c1994 |
| Series: | Contemporary studies in economic and financial analysis v. 75 |
| LC Classification: | H, HC |
| Table of Contents: | List of Figures List of Tables Abbreviations Glossary Acknowledgements Abstract Introduction Pt. I. Approaches to Comparative Economic Development I. A Critique of Anglo-American Development Economics 3 II. Afro-Asian Development in Comparative Perspective 25 Pt. II. Development, Distribution, and Decentralization III. Inequality in Africa 47 IV. The Debt Crisis in Africa 59 V. African Capitalism, State Power, and Economic Development 81 VI. Democracy, Adjustment, and Economic Reform in Africa 89 Pt. III. Entrepreneurship and Economic Development VII. Class, Caste, and Community of Indian Industrialists 97 VIII. Society and the Entrepreneur 117 Pt. IV. Comparative Development IX. Bangladesh and Biafra: The Political Economy of Secessionist Conflict 143 X. India vs. China: Economic Development Performance 167 XI. Learning from the Japanese: Japan's Development Model and Afro-Asia 193 XII. Why Has Japan Succeeded? 221 XIII. Concluding Remarks 243 References 247 Indexes 267 |
| Notes: | LCCN: 94040381 ISBN: 1559387610 Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-266) and index |
| Physical Description: | xxxiii, 315 p. : ill. ; 24 cm |
| OCLC Number: | 31375934 |
| ISBN/ISSN: | 1559387610 |