The role of local government in economic development are represented by the. Todaro, Michael P. Dan Stephen C. Smith, 2006, Pembangunan Ekonomi. Todaro and Smith believe that development economics should foster a student's ability to understand real problems faced by developing countries. Unlike other texts, Economic Development, Ninth Edition, introduces economic models within the context of countries and issues, so that students learn to analyze and engage in ongoing policy debates.

This best-selling text offers a unique policy-oriented approach that uses models and concepts to illustrate real-world development problems. Retaining its hallmark accessibility throughout, the Eighth Edition uses the most current data, offering full coverage of recent advances in the field, and featuring a balanced presentation of opposing viewpoints on today's major poli This best-selling text offers a unique policy-oriented approach that uses models and concepts to illustrate real-world development problems. Retaining its hallmark accessibility throughout, the Eighth Edition uses the most current data, offering full coverage of recent advances in the field, and featuring a balanced presentation of opposing viewpoints on today's major policy debates.The authors have streamlined this edition and have included coverage of new and critical topics. The text includes extensive country-specific examples, updated Country Case Studies, and Comparative Case Studies that allow students to apply concepts to specific developing nations. Rating this book is a dilemma for me. I actually liked it because it is really good at what it covers, but what it covers is seriously flawed. Skript dlya otpravki voln travian t4.

This is not a book about development. It is about misery and dealing with symptoms of backwardness and poverty, not its causes or the process of development. This shortcoming is most obvious in the complete lack of a discussion of industrialization - although very few countries can hope to develop without industrialization. I'm not saying that we should c Rating this book is a dilemma for me.

I actually liked it because it is really good at what it covers, but what it covers is seriously flawed. This is not a book about development. It is about misery and dealing with symptoms of backwardness and poverty, not its causes or the process of development.

This shortcoming is most obvious in the complete lack of a discussion of industrialization - although very few countries can hope to develop without industrialization. I'm not saying that we should close our eyes from the misery of the world. But a development economics textbook has to be about development and hope and this one is not. Anyway, as I mentioned earlier, the book is really well-written. It is an almost encyclopaedic coverage of many issues related to backwardness and poverty.

Theories, empirics and debates are well balanced. Professors would do well to adopt Justin Lin's 'New Structural Economics' instead, which is about economic development - in contrast to this book. The most unnecessarily verbose text on economics I have yet encountered, this book could easily have been reduced to one third or one fourth of its length. The author attempts to explain mathematical concepts without any mathematical terms and often ends up dragging on for several pages without coming to any semblance succinct conclusion. Additionally, Todaro often fails to properly argue many of his points, instead 'briefly summarizing' (if 7 pages could ever be considered brief) with lengthy, w The most unnecessarily verbose text on economics I have yet encountered, this book could easily have been reduced to one third or one fourth of its length.