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John A. Donaldson - Small Works - 9780801449680 - V9780801449680
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Small Works

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Description for Small Works hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages, 27. BIC Classification: KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 485.

How can policymakers effectively reduce poverty? Most mainstream economists advocate promoting economic growth, on the grounds that it generally reduces poverty while bringing other economic benefits. However, this dominant hypothesis offers few alternatives for economies that are unable to grow, or in places where economic growth fails to reduce or actually exacerbates poverty. In Small Works, John A. Donaldson draws on his extensive fieldwork in two Chinese provinces—Yunnan and Guizhou—that are exceptions to the purported relationship between economic growth and poverty reduction.

In Yunnan, an outward-oriented developmental state, one that focuses on large-scale, urban development, ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Ithaca, United States
ISBN
9780801449680
SKU
V9780801449680
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
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99-1

About John A. Donaldson
John A. Donaldson is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Singapore Management University.

Reviews for Small Works
Donaldson's analysis goes beyond the frequently-assumed dichotomy between state and market to scrutinize the various relationships between the two, as well as the different impacts they have on economic growth and poverty reduction. The research design of the book is rigorous and the overall analysis rich in data, vivid, and well-structured. Scholars and graduate students interested in contemporary China or ... Read more

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