Structuralism and Individualism in Economic Analysis: The "Contractionary Devaluation Debate" in Development Economics / Edition 1

by S. Charusheela

Overview

This book argues that the debates about the appropriate economic policies to follow in the developing world within the field of development economics are at heart debates about the appropriate ontology to ascribe to agents within the developing world.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415949279
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/13/2004
Series:	New Political Economy
Pages:	268
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. Ontology and Economic Analysis 3. Structuralism and Individualism in Development Economics 4. The Balance of Payments and the Exchange Rate 5. The Contractionary Devaluation Debate Revisited 6. Marxian Theory: An Alternative to Structuralist and Individualist Ontologies Appendices A. Interrogating the Walras-Saussure Connection B. The Roots of Latin American Structuralism