Download or read book Trade, Growth and Development written by Göte Hansson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003-09-02 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the end of the second world war the economic gap between rich and poor countries has steadily widened. Trade, Growth and Development examines this disparity and assesses the reasons why some developing countries have been more successful than others. The book is divided into four parts: Part I examines recent developments in the theory of trade, growth and economic development; Parts II to IV present an empirical analysis of policy and performance in Latin America, Asia and Africa. As well as offering an analysis of traditional economic factors the book also emphasises the role of politics and institutions in the process of economic development.