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Readership: Graduate students and advanced undergraduates in Development Economics and Development Studies. Also research scholars in Development Economics and Sociology and policy advisors at international organisations such as the World Bank, UNDP, IFPRI, and the OECD Development Centre.
Pranab Bardhan, Professor of Economics, University of California, Berkeley, and Christopher Udry, Professor of Economics, Economic Growth Center, Yale University
"This is an excellent book. It is a comprehensive survey of the issues of the household economy in developing countries ... essential reading not only for graduate students, but also for anyone intending to do research in development economics ... It sure made me want to read more." - Pushkar Maitra, Economic Record, Vol.76, No.234, Sept 2000
Introduction Household Economics Population Fragmented Markets: Labour Migration Rural Land Market Fragmented Credit Markets Risk and Insurance in an Agricultural Economy Interlinkage of Transactions and Rural Development Human Capital and Income Distribution Poverty Alleviation: Efficiency and Equity Issues Technological Progress and Learning Environment and Development Trade and Development The Dual Economy Intersectoral Complementarities and Coordination Failures Instiutional Economics and the State in Economic Development
