Essentials of Development Economics, Third Edition

Written to provide students with the critical tools used in today’s development economics research and practice, Essentials of Development Economics represents an alternative approach to traditional textbooks on the subject. Compact and less expensive than other textbooks for undergraduate development economics courses, Essentials of Development Economics offers a broad overview of key topics and methods in the field. Its fourteen easy-to-read chapters introduce cutting-edge research and present best practices and state-of-the-art methods. By mastering the material in this time-tested book, students will have the conceptual grounding needed to move on to higher-level development economics courses. This new edition includes: updated references to international development policy process and goals. substantial updates to several chapters with new and revised material to make the text more current. replacement of several special features with new ones featuring more widely-cited studies.