Contents -- 1. Introduction to Economic Development -- 2.European Emergence -- 3.East Asian Experience -- 4.Sub-Saharan Africa -- 5.South Asia -- 6.Latin America -- 7.The Middle East and North Africa -- 8.Economies in Transition:Socialist to Market -- 9.Conclusions:What Have We Learned? -- Tables,Figures,and Maps -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction to Economic Development -- Growth Versus Development -- History of Development Theory -- Changes in Recent Development Thinking -- What Lessons Have We Learned and Where Do We Go From Here? -- Key Terms -- References -- Appendix -- 2 European Emergence -- Growth During the Industrial Revolution -- Agricultural Growth -- Protoindustrialization and Trade -- Exploitation and Slavery -- The Evolution and Role of Political Institutions -- Culture and Nationalism -- Culture and Technology -- What We Have Learned -- Key Terms -- References -- 3 East Asian Experience -- Early Experiences of Japan and China -- Catching Up:A Neoclassical View -- Catching Up:A Role for the State -- Catching Up:Japanese Success -- Catching Up:Early Chinese Failure -- Taiwan and Korea -- What We Have Learned -- Key Terms -- References -- Appendix -- 4 Sub-Saharan Africa -- Precolonial Period -- The Colonial Era -- Patron-Client Political Structure -- Urban-biased Policy -- Urban Bias and Migration -- Risk Management and Lineage Groups -- Lineage Groups,Fertility,and the Demographic Transition -- The Failed State -- Botswana:A Success Story -- What We Have Learned -- Key Terms -- References -- 5 South Asia -- Preindependence India -- India After Independence -- A Theoretical Framework -- Population Growth and Unemployment -- Poverty -- Dependence on Agriculture -- Religion and Caste -- Gender Bias -- Education -- What We Have Learned -- Key Terms -- References -- 6 Latin America -- The Emergence of Spain.

The Colonial Period -- Independence and Trade -- Export Expansion and Growth -- Import-Substitution Industrialization -- Globalization and the International Monetary Fund -- Inflation -- Population Growth -- Solving the Commitment Problem -- What We Have Learned -- Key Terms -- References -- 7 The Middle East and North Africa -- Early Economy in the Precolonial Era -- The Precolonial and Colonial Eras -- The Emergence of Nation-States -- Petroleum Exports and the Petroleum Exporters -- Petroleum and Nonpetroleum Exporters in MENA -- What We Have Learned -- Key Terms -- References -- 8 Economies in Transition: Socialist to Market -- Economic Systems -- Economic Performance of Socialism -- Some Analysts on Transition -- The Russian Experience -- The Chinese Experience -- Explanation for Different Reform Paths -- Sustainable Growth -- What We Have Learned -- Key Terms -- References -- 9 Conclusions What Have We Learned? -- Efflorescence -- Impact of Colonization -- Role of the State -- Role of Democracy -- Tying It All Together -- Key Terms -- References -- About the Authors -- Index.