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Elites play a crucial role in the development process. The impact they have on growth and development exceeds their representation within a country. This volume uses case studies from South Africa to China to seek an understanding of the relationship between elites and economic development
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monografia Rebiun36450688 https://catalogo.rebiun.org/rebiun/record/Rebiun36450688 m o d | cr#-n--------- 121010s2012 enka ob 001 0 eng d 0-19-871643-5 1-283-64390-1 0-19-163407-7 CBUC 991010361584206709 CBUC 991010361584206709 MiAaPQ eng rda pn MiAaPQ MiAaPQ eng 338.9008621 The role of elites in economic development edited by Alice H. Amsden, Alisa DiCaprio, and James A. Robinson 1st ed Oxford Oxford University Press 2012 Oxford Oxford Oxford University Press 1 online resource (397 p.) 1 online resource (397 p.) Text txt computer c online resource cr UNU/WIDER studies in development economics "A study prepared for the World Institute for Development Economics Research of the United Nations University (UNU-WIDER)." Includes bibliographical references and index pt. 1. Theoretical considerations -- pt. 2. The formation and circulation of elites -- pt. 3. The preferences of elites -- pt. 4. Elites and state capacity -- pt. 5. Grass-roots responses to elites Elites play a crucial role in the development process. The impact they have on growth and development exceeds their representation within a country. This volume uses case studies from South Africa to China to seek an understanding of the relationship between elites and economic development English Elite (Social sciences)- Attitudes Endowments Power (Social sciences) Amsden, Alice H. DiCaprio, Alisa Robinson, James A. Instituto Mundial de Investigaciones de Economía del Desarrollo 0-19-965903-6 0-19-174903-6 Studies in development economics