Overview
- Explores the role played by Gunnar Myrdal within public policy and the global economy
- Highlights the progression of ideas and concepts over the course of an academic career
- Examines topical issues, such as poverty, inequality, and development, from the perspective of an influential economist
Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Economic Thought (PHET)
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This book examines Gunnar Myrdal’s analysis of poverty in relation to Sweden, the United States, South Asia, and the international economy. The chapters investigate Mrydal’s methodological development and his focus on the principle of circular and cummulative causation, dynamic economic analysis, institutional frameworks, value premises, and social engineering. The challenge of world poverty, the international dimension of poverty, and the legacy of The American Dilemma and Asian Drama are also discussed.
This book aims to explore the development of Myrdal’s analysis of poverty during his life. It will be relevant to students and academics interested in the history of economic thought, development economics, the political economy, and labor economics.
This book aims to explore the development of Myrdal’s analysis of poverty during his life. It will be relevant to students and academics interested in the history of economic thought, development economics, the political economy, and labor economics.
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Mats Lundahl is Professor emeritus of Development Economics at the Stockholm School of Economics, where he held his chair between 1987 and 2013.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Dynamics of Poverty
Book Subtitle: Circular, Cumulative Causation, Value Judgments, Institutions and Social Engineering in the World of Gunnar Myrdal
Authors: Mats Lundahl
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in the History of Economic Thought
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-73347-6
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-73346-9Published: 06 June 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-73349-0Published: 07 June 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-73347-6Published: 05 June 2021
Series ISSN: 2662-6578
Series E-ISSN: 2662-6586
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 205
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: History of Economic Thought/Methodology, Development Economics, Political Economy/Economic Systems, Labor Economics