A History of Development Economics Thought

Challenges and Counter-challenges

Shahrukh Rafi Khan

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English

Routledge
20 February 2014

Development economics; Economic history

Series: Routledge Studies in Development Economics

This book explores the history of economic development thought, with an emphasis on alternative approaches in macro development economics.

Given that the pioneers of development economics in the 1940s and 1950s drew inspiration from classical political economists, this book opens with a review of key classical scholars who wrote about the progress of the wealth of nations. In reviewing the thinking of the pioneers and those that followed, both their theories of development and underdevelopment are discussed. Overall, the book charts the evolution of development economic thought from the early developmentalists and structuralists, through to the neo-Marxist approach and radical development theory, the neo-liberal counter revolution, and the debate between new developmentalists and neo-liberal scholars. It ends with an assessment of the state of the field today.

This book will be of interest to all scholars and students interested in the evolution of development economics.

By: Shahrukh Rafi Khan
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: 109
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 470g
ISBN: 9780415676304
ISBN 10: 0415676304
Series: Routledge Studies in Development Economics
Pages: 166
Publication Date: 20 February 2014
Audience: College/higher education , Primary , A / AS level
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. The Classical and Marxist Roots Part I: Challenging the Mainstream on Underdevelopment and Development 2. Developmentalism 3. Neo-Marxism and the Political Economy of Development 4. Structuralism and Dependency Theory Part II: Heterodox Challenges from within the Fold 5. Market Friendly Heterodox Approaches Part III: The Neo-classical Counter-challenge 6. Neo-liberalism and the Washington Consensus Part IV: Neo-liberalism Challenged 7. Developmentalist Resurgence 8. Reflections

Shahrukh Rafi Khan is Visiting Professor of Economics at Mount Holyoke College, USA.

Reviews for A History of Development Economics Thought: Challenges and Counter-challenges

"""...I believe Khan has made a valuable contribution to the history of thought, and I do not hesitate to recommend it to both students and scholars, particularly as supplementary reading in courses on development economics."" Farhad Rassekh, University of Hartford, Journal of the History of Economic Thought"