Paradigms in Economic Development

This volumes presents classic readings on the theory of economic development, from the origins of "development studies" as an academic discipline through its critiques and responses to the present day. <p>Introduction: The Oeuvre of Development Studies--An Overview <i>Rajani Kanth </i></p><p><strong>PART I: EARLY MAINSTREAM PERSPECTIVES</strong></p><p>1. An Interpretation of Economic Backwardness <i>H. Myint </i></p><p>2. Some International Aspects of the Problem of Economic Development <i>Ragnar Nurkse</i></p><p>3. Economic Development with Unlimited Supplies of Labour <i>W Arthur Lewis </i></p><p>4. The Five Stages-of-Growth--A Summary <i>W W Rostow </i></p><p>5. Reflections on the Concept of "Prerequisites" of Modem Industrialization <i>A. Gerschenkron </i></p><p><strong>PART II: EARLY CRITICAL CHALLENGES</strong></p><p>6. On the Roots of Backwardness <i>P. Baran </i></p><p>7. The Development of Underdevelopment <em>Andre Gunder </em><em>Frank</em></p><p>8. The Origin and Development of Underdevelopment<em> S.</em> <i>Amin </i></p><p>9. The Latin American Periphery in the Global System of Capitalism <i>Raul Prebisch </i></p><p>10. For a Theory of Colonial Modes of Production <i>Jairus Banaji </i></p><p><strong>PART III: AFTERTHOUGHTS ON DEVELOPMENT</strong></p><p>11. The Rise and Decline of Development Economics <i>A. Hirschman</i></p><p>12. Development: Which Way Now? <i>Amartya Sen </i></p><p>13. The Misconceptions of "Development Economics" <i>Deepak Lal</i></p><p>14. Development, Ecology and Women <i>V Shiva </i></p><p>15.<em> </em>Postscript: Self Determination-Birth of a Notion <i>Rajani Kanth</i></p>