| Economic Development in Palanpur Over Five Decades Contributor(s): Lanjouw, Peter (Author), Stern, Nicholas (Author) |
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ISBN: 0198288328 ISBN-13: 9780198288329 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $114.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 1999 Annotation: This book provides an account of economic development in Palanpur, a village in rural North India, based on five detailed surveys of the village over the period 1957 to 1993. The authors tie in the background issues of the evolution of poverty and inequality and mobility over time with causal factors such as technological progress, demographic and sectoral changes, the operation of markets, and the role of public action. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Development - Economic Development - Political Science | Public Policy - Economic Policy |
| Dewey: 338.954 |
| LCCN: 98040747 |
| Lexile Measure: 1550 |
| Physical Information: 1.63" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (2.20 lbs) 668 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Cultural Region - Indian - Demographic Orientation - Rural |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book provides an account of economic development in Palanpur, a village in rural North India, based on five detailed surveys of the village over the period 1957 to 1993. These five decades have seen economic well-being rise in some important respects, but stagnation and even decline in other areas. The analysis presented here focuses on the reasons behind this uneven progress. The authors tie in the background issues of the evolution of poverty and inequality and mobility over time with causal factors such as technological progress, demographic and sectoral changes, the operation of markets, and the role of public action. The richness and unique nature of the qualitative and quantitative data collected and presented by Lanjouw and Stern yields an analysis which illuminates questions of direct importance to researchers in a wide variety of disciplines. |