What guidance does academic research really provide to economic policy development? The critical and analytical surveys in this volume investigate links between

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Featuring survey articles by leading economists working on growth theory, this two-volume set covers theories of economic growth, the empirics of economic growt

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The Handbook of Alternative Theories of Economic Development explores the theories and approaches which, over a prolonged period of time, have existed as viable