03672nam 22006975 450 991048484290332120240628135836.09783030733476303073347510.1007/978-3-030-73347-6(CKB)4100000011954408(MiAaPQ)EBC6637855(Au-PeEL)EBL6637855(OCoLC)1257084273(DE-He213)978-3-030-73347-6(EXLCZ)99410000001195440820210605d2021 u| 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe Dynamics of Poverty Circular, Cumulative Causation, Value Judgments, Institutions and Social Engineering in the World of Gunnar Myrdal /by Mats Lundahl1st ed. 2021.Cham :Springer International Publishing :Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,2021.1 online resource (211 pages)Palgrave Studies in the History of Economic Thought,2662-65869783030733469 3030733467 Includes bibliographical references and index.Chapter 1: The Man and His Work -- Chapter 2: Dynamics, Value Premises and Social Engineering -- Chapter 3: Social Engineering in Practice: The Population Issue -- Chapter 4: An American Dilemma.-Chapter 5: The International Dimension of Poverty -- Chapter 6: The Culminating Effort: Asian Drama -- Chapter 7: The Reaction to Asian Drama I: The West -- Chapter 8: The Reaction to Asian Drama II: Radical and Asian Views -- Chapter 9: After Asian Drama.This book examines Gunnar Myrdal's analysis of poverty in relation to Sweden, the United States, South Asia, and the international economy. The chapters investigate Mrydal's methodological development and his focus on the principle of circular and cummulative causation, dynamic economic analysis, institutional frameworks, value premises, and social engineering. The challenge of world poverty, the international dimension of poverty, and the legacy of The American Dilemma and Asian Drama are also discussed. This book aims to explore the development of Myrdal's analysis of poverty during his life. It will be relevant to students and academics interested in the history of economic thought, development economics, the political economy, and labor economics. Mats Lundahl is Professor emeritus of Development Economics at the Stockholm School of Economics, where he held his chair between 1987 and 2013.Palgrave Studies in the History of Economic Thought,2662-6586EconomicsHistoryDevelopment economicsEconomicsLabor economicsPopulationEconomic aspectsHistory of Economic Thought and MethodologyDevelopment EconomicsPolitical Economy and Economic SystemsLabor and Population EconomicsEconomicsHistory.Development economics.Economics.Labor economics.PopulationEconomic aspects.History of Economic Thought and Methodology.Development Economics.Political Economy and Economic Systems.Labor and Population Economics.330.092339.46Lundahl Mats1946-129849MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910484842903321The Dynamics of Poverty2045478UNINA