<P><BR><BR>Gerald M. Meier<BR>2005 by Oxford University Press, Inc.</P>
<P>Contents<BR>1. Thinking About Development 3<BR>2. The Heritage of Classical Growth Economics 15<BR>3. Early Development Institutions 41<BR>4. Early Development Economics 1: Analytics 53<BR>5. Early Development Economics 2: Historical Perspectives 68<BR>6. Orthodox Reaction 81<BR>7. Modern Growth Theory 95<BR>8. The New Development Economics 118<BR>9. Culture, Social Capital, Institutions 129<BR>10. The Impact of Globalization 144<BR>11. Global Trade Issues 161<BR>12. An Unfinished Biography 180<BR>Appendix A. The Evolution of Development Thought 191<BR>Appendix B. The Contours of World Development 201<BR>Notes 207<BR>References 217<BR>Index 241</P>