(Ebook) Economic Development by Michael P. Todaro, Stephen C. Smith ISBN 9781292291154, 129229115X

(Ebook) Economic Development by Michael P. Todaro, Stephen C. Smith ISBN 9781292291154, 129229115X

Economic Development, 13th Edition, by Todaro and Smith is the leading textbook in the field of development economics. It provides students with a complete and balanced introduction to the requisite theory, driving policy issues, and the latest research. Todaro and Smith take a policy-oriented approach, presenting economic theory in the context of critical policy debates and country-specific case studies, to show how theory relates to the problems and prospects of developing countries.

New to this edition:

• New or thoroughly updated cases at the end of each chapter

• New in-depth case study of economic development in India

• Expanded, thoroughly updated country cases of China and Brazil

• Comparative cases: Burundi and Rwanda; Uganda and Kenya; Mauritius and Botswana

• Sustainable Development Goals: New section on goals, progress, and challenges

• Climate change: Regional predictions; mitigation, resilience and adaptation policy, part of a full chapter on Environment and Development

• Convergence: Perspectives on the 200-year income divergence, plus the recent shift toward (re)convergence

• Behavioral Economics: Findings for poverty; physical and mental health

• Analysis NGOs and civil society roles, as well as of private and public sector

• Inclusive growth diagnostics