Introduction to economic growth / Charles I. Jones.
Material type: TextPublication details: New York ; London : W. W. Norton, c2002.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xiv, 237 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:- 9780393977455 (hbk.) :
- 0393977455
- Economic growth
- 338.9 JON
- HD75 .J66 2002
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Previous ed.: 1998.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-226) and index.
1.Introduction: the facts of economic growth -- 2.The Solow model -- 3.Empirical applications of neoclassical growth models -- 4.The economics of ideas -- 5.The engine of growth -- 6.A simple model of growth and development -- 7.Social infrastructure and long-run economic peformance -- 8.Alternative theories of endogenous growth -- 9.Matural resources and economic growth -- 10.Understanding economic growth.
Designed for advanced undergraduates, this text discusses economic growth, how economists have come to understand the growth of countries, how the poor are poor, and how fast rich and poor countries grow.