Development Economics
- The Theory of Economic Growth (1955) Arthur Lewis
Description: First modern Development Economics text book.
Importance: Introduction
- Development microeconomics (1999) Pranab Bardhan and Christopher Udry, Oxford
Description: Widely used text book.
Importance: Introduction
- Development macroeconomics – Pierre-Richard Agénor and Peter J. Montiel.
Description: Widely used text book.
Importance: Introduction
- Development Economics through the Decades: A Critical Look at 30 Years of the World Development Report (2009) – Shahid Yusuf.
Description: examines the last 30 years of development economics, viewed through the World Bank's World Development Reports.
- The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for our time (2005) Jeffrey Sachs
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