Modern World Development: A Geographical PerspectiveThis provocative volume represents a major contribution to the literature of regional economic development from the perspective of a distinguished geographer. Well written and a necessary addition for academic libraries at all levels. |
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achieved advanced nations agriculture annual areas Argentina Asia Australia Brazil Britain Canada capital caput cent China climatic change coal colonies concept context core countries core nations costs decades developing countries development process economic development economic growth endowment European evidence expansion factor Figure geographical Germany growth process Huntington identified impact implies important increase India Indonesia industrial international trade investment Japan Kindleberger labour land long-term major ment mining modern national income natural resources Nigeria nineteenth century occurred output overseas pattern period periphery population present primary problems production proportion reason regions relatively relevant Rostow scale second world second world war sector settlement significance Source South Africa South Korea substantial Table terms of trade theory Third World thousand million transport underdeveloped unequal exchange United United Kingdom University Press USSR variable variation wealth Western Europe world trade