Aspects of Development and Underdevelopment

by Joan Robinson

Book Overview

Joan Robinson shows how the economic mechanisms that produce wealth in the midst of growing misery can be understood. For this purpose she uses the classical theory of accumulation and the modern theory of international trade and finance. Her simple but penetrating analysis illuminates the problems of poverty, accumulation, industrialization and trade, while exposing misleading conceptions of the Third World. Throughout the book, general principles...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521295890
• ISBN13: 9780521295895
• Release Date: September 1979
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"