Economic Development

FOURTH EDITION

E. Wayne Nafziger
Kansas State University

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First published by Wadsworth Pub. Co. 1984
as The Economics of Developing Countries
Second edition published by Prentice-Hall, Inc. 1990
Third edition published by Prentice-Hall, Inc. 1997
Forth edition published by Cambridge University Press
as Economic Development

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Nafziger, E. Wayne.
Economic development / E. Wayne Nafziger. – 4th ed.
p. cm.
Revised edition of: The economics of developing countries.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN-13: 978-0-521-82966-3 (hardback)
ISBN-10: 0-521-82966-6 (hardback)
1. Developing countries–Economic conditions. 2. Income
distribution–Developing countries. 3. Economic development.
I. Nafziger, E. Wayne. Economics of developing countries. II. Title.
HC59.7.N23    2005
330.9172′4 – dc22    2005021599

ISBN-13 978-0-521-82966-3 hardback
ISBN-10 0-521-82966-6 hardback

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