Development and Underdevelopment

The Political Economy of Global Inequality

By: Mitchell A. Seligson (Editor), John T. Passe-Smith (Editor)

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The fifth edition of this classic reader retains many of the articles that have made the book a must-assign for classes on development and political economy, but has been updated with 14 new chapters that look even more deeply at long-term factors that help to explain the origins and current trends in the gap between rich and poor. An entirely new section focuses on natural resource and environmental issues, and the appendix of wealth and inequality indicators has been fully revised. The editors' short introduction to each selection, highlighting its significance, remains a key feature of the book.

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Interdisciplinary Studies Development Studies

The Dual Gaps: An Overview of Theory and Research	p. 1
Is There a Gap Between Rich and Poor Countries?
Characteristics of the Income Gap Between Countries	p. 11
The Rising Inequality of World Income Distribution	p. 31
Empiries of World Income Inequality	p. 39
Assessing Contending Measures of the Income Gap	p. 53
The Historical Origins of the Gap
The World Economy: A Millennial Perspective	p. 75
Why Did Human History Unfold Differently on Different Continents for the Last 13,000 Years?	p. 83
Institutions Rule: The Primacy of Institutions over Geography and Integration in Economic Development	p. 91
The Colonial Origins of Comparative Development: An Empirical Investigation	p. 99
The Great Escape: The Industrial Revolution in Theory and in History	p. 111
The Other Gap: Domestic Income Inequality
Economic Growth and Income Inequality	p. 135
Should Equity Be a Goal of Economic Policy?	p. 149
Inequality and Insurgency	p. 155
The Classic Thesis: Convergence or Divergence?
The Five Stages of Growth	p. 173
Productivity Growth, Convergence, and Welfare: What the Long-Run Data Show	p. 181
Productivity Growth, Convergence, and Welfare: Comment	p. 195
Culture and Development
The Achievement Motive in Economic Growth	p. 209
Underdevelopment Is a State of Mind	p. 227
The Confucian Ethic and Economic Growth	p. 237
The Effect of Cultural Values on Economic Development: Theory, Hypotheses, and Some Empirical Tests	p. 241
Dependency and World Systems Theory: Still Relevant?
The Development of Underdevelopment	p. 257
American Penetration and Canadian Development: A Case Study of Mature Dependency	p. 269
The Irish Case of Dependency: An Exception to the Exception?	p. 283
Transnational Corporations in World Development: Still the Same Harmful Effects in an Increasingly Globalized World Economy?	p. 303
The Role of Institutions
Big Bills Left on the Sidewalk: Why Some Nations Are Rich, and Others Poor	p. 317
Mauritius: A Case Study	p. 339
Urban Bias and Inequality	p. 345
Political Regimes and Economic Growth	p. 351
Inequality as a Constraint on Growth in Latin America	p. 363
The Impact of Globalization
Globalisation	p. 373
Globalization and Inequality	p. 377
The New Wave of Globalization and Its Economic Effects: A World Bank Policy Research Report	p. 391
Conclusion
Inequality in a Global Perspective: Directions for Further Research	p. 405
Basic Indicators of the Gaps Between Rich and Poor Countries	p. 419
Index	p. 429
About the Book	p. 437
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