Catch up : developing countries in the world economy / Deepak Nayyar.
By: Nayyar, Deepak [author.].
Material type: TextPublisher: Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013Edition: First edition.Description: xvii, 221 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780199652983 (hbk.); 0199652988 (hbk.).Subject(s): Economic development -- Developing countries -- History | Developing countries -- Foreign economic relationsDDC classification: 338.911724 LOC classification: HC59.7 | .N3325 2013Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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[REF] | Christ Junior College ->Economics | Reference | 338.911724 NAY (Browse shelf) | Available | 00019156 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 192-211) and index.
Prologue -- An untold story -- Part 1: Falling behind -- The great divergence and the great specialization -- Underlying questions and answers -- Part 2: Catching up -- End of divergence : beginnings of convergence? -- Engagement with the world economy -- Catch up in industrialization -- Unequal partners and uneven development -- Emerging divergences : inequality, exclusion, and poverty -- Epilogue -- The future in the past.
This book is about the evolution of developing countries in the world economy situated in its wider historical context, spanning centuries, but with a focus on the period since the mid-twentieth century. It traces the rise and 'catch up' of the developing world and the shift in the balance of power in the world economy.
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