Globalization and Economic Development : Experience of Developing Countries

Contents: Foreword. Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Globalization and economic development: some issues. 3. Review of literature. 4. Data base and methodology. 5. Economic growth and structural changes. 6. Economic growth and demographic changes. 7. Factors in economic development : an empirical investigation. 8. Globalization and economic development : convergence and stability. 9. Summary and conclusions. Appendices. Bibliography. Index.

"Globalization has been a burning topic since the past two decades. It has important bearing on growth, structural and demographic changes in the developing countries. In this context, this book examines the relationship of globalization and economic development and their correlates at four points of time, i.e. in early eighties, early nineties, early 2K and in the recent past and also constructs alternative measures of economic development in this context, including PQLI and composite Index of economic development.

Besides covering the theoretical details of globalization and its impact on developing countries, the book examines the relationship of economic development with structural and demographic indicators, examines the factors in economic development, studies whether the development levels are converging or not and also the stability in the growth rates of developing countries.

This book will be very useful for researchers and policy-makers. This will also cater to the need of post-graduate students to study the impact of globalization on the economic development of the developing countries." (jacket)