Economics of Development: Theory and Evidence

This classic, bestselling textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to the field of development economics. The tenth edition of TonyThirlwall’s book, now co-written withPenélope Pacheco-López, provides aclear, comprehensive and rigorousintroduction to the theory ofdevelopment economics and theexperience of developing countries. Balancing a historic approach with current data and references, it provides a wide-ranging analysis of the subject. This all-inclusive methodology succeeds at representing different schools of thought with a balance of micro and macro topics.

An ideal textbook for undergraduate students ofeconomics and other social sciences, it is also suitable for upper undergraduate and master's level modules on development economics as an option on a non-economics degree.