<strong>The Process of Economic Development</strong> is a textbook with a story to tell. Itdiscusses from the colonial era to the present in Latin America Asia ... » 

The Process of Economic Development is a textbook with a story to tell. Itdiscusses from the colonial era to the present in Latin America Asia andAfrica. Encompassing a nice blend of classical development ideas and currenttheory the book helps students gain the type of balanced picture disallowedthem by other textbooks.A close examination of recent events is integral to the book with discussionsranging from the environment to the debt crisis and from exportledindustrialization to import substitution endogenous growth theory andtechnological capability. Throughout the authors focus on income distributionpoverty and social issues and the book has a readable style and format.Plentiful diagrams boxes and userfriendly summaries and end of chapterquestions help the reader to grasp manyfaceted topics. Building upon theimpressive and popular first edition Cypher and Dietz have pulled off thatrarity in textbook publishing a book which will leave student with aframeworkof understanding that will empower them to go on to understand a broadrange of NorthSouth issues and controversies. «