Hans Wolfgang Singer

Singer (development studies, U. of Sussex, England) selected the 21 essays from those he has written and published over the past two decades. They address development economics in historical perspective and its current status; the pioneers in development, including Smith and Keynes; growth, industrialization, and trade; current questions of the terms-of-trade debate and import substitution; North-South and South-South linkages; foreign aid; and other topics. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Selected Essays of Hans W. Singer

Growth, Development, and Trade

Neelambar Hatti

Rameshwar Tandon

Joint Ventures and Collaborations

James Thomas Herbert Baily

Francesco Bartolozzi, R.A.

Max Klinger

Zweiundfünfzig Tafeln Mit Lichtdrucken Nach Des Meisters Originalen

Zeichnungen Von Max Klinger

S. Joekes

D. Kaplan

An Aid to Trade Expansion

Transformation Assistance from Developed Countries to Developing Countries

Kunibert Raffer

The unequal relations of the world economy are discussed, with proposals for a more equal world order where people are more valued offered in conclusion. The book's argument moves through descriptions of the history of the present unequal global governance; the question of terms of trade; the history of development thinking and policies; and issues of trade, aid, and debts with emphasis on Lome, OPEC, and the Asian tigers. Raffer, an economist, is at the U. of Vienna in Austria; Singer is with the Institute of Development Studies at the U. of Sussex in the UK. c. Book News Inc.

Six Decades of Unequal Development

The Economic North-South Divide

Max Klinger (1857-1920) was Germany's most important fin de siècle symbolist, fusing romantic themes with classical imagery in a manner similar to that of his French counterparts Moreau and Redon. In his graphic work he gave a painterly impression to the image by his use of aquatint, achieving effects previously attained only by Goya. Because of his ability to depict dreamlike states with astounding clarity, Klinger was a major influence on such later artists as de Chirico and Dali. Although Klinger was also a painter and sculptor, it is his more than 400 graphic works that constitute his most impressive accomplishment. Most of these are grouped within 14 portfolios, to which he assigned opus numbers, and they are often referred to as his cycles or series. The musical allusion of the word opus is not accidental. Klinger conceived of the series as iconographic symphonies. He was personally associated with the great composers of his time, notably Brahms and Richard Strauss, and he created art projects related to their work (cf. Brahms Fantasies, Opus XII, Singer 183-223). The first edition of Singer's complete catalogue of Klinger's etchings. engravings, and lithographs appeared in 1909, and covered all the works completed or in progress up to 1903, illustrating some 331 works and describing them in all their various states. The original publisher Amsler & Ruthardt of Berlin, has authorized this new edition, which adds a complete English translation as well as several new illustrations.

Etchings, engravings and lithographs, 1878-1903

This is a distinguished book written by two distinguished analysts of, and commentators on, the outcomes and processes that have dominated the evolution of the global economic order over the last sixty years. S. Subramanian, Journal of Social and Economic Development What Raffer and Singer chose to do, they have done very well indeed. Saud Choudhry, Development Policy Review Since the 1940s, development thinking has been the subject of fierce debate and continual evolution. The authors of this book trace the ideas that have driven changing approaches to development, focusing also on the Prebisch Singer Thesis, which seeks to explain the widening gaps between rich and poor nations, caused by unequal distribution of trade benefits. They discuss both aid during and after the cold war, and the rise and subsequent liberalisation crisis of the Asian Tiger Economies . The Economic North South Divide goes on to explore the structural roots of the debt crisis and considers the impact of debt management on North South economic relations, exposing certain double standards that tilt global markets further against the South. Encouraged by recent successful opposition to neoliberalism, the authors finally propose ideas for a world where people seem to matter. This book is a welcome addition to the debate and will appeal to anyone interested in economic development and history.

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