Author : Gunnar Myrdal
Publisher : New York : Pantheon Books
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 11,30 MB
Release : 1973
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :
Book Description
Collection of essays on economics and social policy - examines the development of economic theories, the socio-economic system of developed countries, introduces the notion of 'staflagation' (stagnant economic growth and inflation) as a characteristic of western economies, discusses the world poverty problem, the environment problem, the difference between development and growth, underdevelopment problems of developing countries, etc., and stresses the need for drastic social reforms, and the importance of ethics in social policy. References.