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Economic Development And Social Change Examines The Influence That Has Been Exerted By Both Pre-classical And Classical Thought On Modern-day Development Economics. It Provides A Synthetic Analysis Of The Classical Vision Of Growth And Development From The Mercantilist Era To Physiocracy, Before Examining Adam Smith's Contribution To Growth Theory. The Book Then Goes On To Explore Marxian Thinking And Ideas, And The Political Developments That Gave Rise To State Functions In Post-war Theory.--jacket. Introduction: Economic Development And Social Change: The Classical View And The Moderns / George Stathakis And Gianni Vaggi -- 1. Half A Century Of Development Theories: An Institutionalist Survey / Robert Boyer -- 2. Comparative Development And Institutional Change / Jorge Braga De Macedo -- 3. Increasing Returns And The Division Of Labour In The Theory Of Economic Development / Amit Bhaduri -- 4. Endogenous Growth In A Stylised 'classical' Model / Heinz D. Kurz And Neri Salvadori -- 5. Aspects Of German Monetary And Development Economics And Their Reception In Japan / Richard A. Werner -- 6. The Notion Of The Constant Wage Share In Income-distribution Theories / Hagen Kramer -- 7. Nicolas Du Tot And John Law / Antoin E. Murphy. Edited By George Stathakis And Gianni Vaggi. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.