Six Lectures on Economic Growth / Edition 1

by Simon Kuznets

Overview

Originally published in 1959, this book contains in straightforward language a general account of the major variables significant for the analysis of economic development. It stresses above all the quantitative aspects of the economic growth of nations, and establishes a series of propositions on growth patterns based on empirical data from the USA & Canada, Europe, Latin America, South Africa and Australasia. In arriving at his conclusions, the author makes use of national income and its components in emerging and developed economies.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138215979
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/23/2018
Series:	Routledge Library Editions: Landmarks in the History of Economic Thought
Pages:	124
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

1. The Meaning and Measurement of Economic Growth 2. The Necessary Condition 3. Findings on Industrial Structure of Labor Force and National Product 4. Capital Formation Proportions – A Cross-Section View 5. The Problem of Size 6. The Tasks of Theory