Political Econ of GrowthOne of the most influential studies ever written in the field of development economics, this book has, since first publication in 1957, bred a whole school of followers who are producing further works along the lines indicated by Baran. Concerned with the generation and use of economic surplus, it analyzes from this point of view both the advanced and the underdeveloped countries. A work in political economy rather than solely in economics, this book treats the economic transformation of society as one facet of a total social and political evolution. |
Contents
A General View | 1 |
The Concept of the Economic Surplus | 22 |
Standstill and Movement Under Monopoly Capitalism I | 44 |
Standstill and Movement Under Monopoly Capitalism II | 87 |
On the Roots of Backwardness | 134 |
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