1st Edition

The Keynesian Theory of Economic Development

By Kenneth K. Kurihara Copyright 1959
220 Pages
by Routledge

220 Pages
by Routledge

220 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1959, The Keynesian Theory of Economic Development is perhaps the first systematic attempt to apply post-Keynesian dynamic economics to the problems of underdeveloped countries. Professor Kurihara provides a reference book for students of growth theory and some theoretical guidance in industrial planning. He seeks to isolate the significant mechanisms of economic growth in... Read more

Preface 1. Classical and Post-Classical Precursors 2. The Structure of an Underdeveloped Economy 3. The Socially Optimal Rate of Growth 4. Capital Accumulation and Productive Capacity 5. The Technological Role in Economic Development 6. Dual Unemployment in Underdeveloped Economies 7. The Redistributive Role in Economic Development 8. The Monetary Role in Economic Development 9. The Fiscal Role in Economic Development 10. Foreign Trade and Economic Development 11. Epilogue on Post-Keynesian Growth Theories Appendix: The United Nations and Economic Development Selected Bibliography Index

Biography

Kenneth K. Kurihara was a Japanese–American economist. He was Distinguished Professor of Economic Theory at the State University of New York, and a noted post-Keynesian economist who worked on Keynesian dynamics, growth, development economics and monetary theory and public policy.