Ragnar Nurkse (1907-2007): Classical Development Economics and Its Relevance for TodayRainer Kattel, J. A. Kregel, Erik S. Reinert 'Ragnar Nurkse (1907-2007): Classical Development Economics and its Relevance for Today' presents a selection of papers that casts new insight on Nurkse's thought, and discusses his relevance for today, in light of the renewed interest in Nurkse amongst development economists. The volume also celebrates the 100th anniversary of this profoundly important thinker's birth. |
Contents
Life and Time of Ragnar Nurkse | 29 |
Nurkse and the Role of Finance in Development Economics | 53 |
Early Development Theory from Sun Yatsen | 79 |
Mihail Manoilescu | 103 |
Lewis the Long Wave and Industrialization in the Periphery | 147 |
Ragnar Nurkse and the Law Economics of Development | 167 |
Influences | 183 |
Is Microfinance a Silver Bullet | 203 |
International Currency Experience and the Bretton Woods | 267 |
Some Reflections on Nurkses Patterns of Trade | 283 |
External Influences | 297 |
Notes | 329 |
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