Macrofoundations of Political Economy and Development

Preface Introduction PART I: MODERN MACROFOUNDATIONS Social Subsistence Life Expectancy Population Production-Survival Conditions Productivity Limits Macroeconomics Macrofoundation: Diagrams Macrofoundation: Algebra Real Wages Principle of Social Subsistence PART II: CLASSICAL MICROFOUNDATION Classics Roots of Civilization Rise and Fall of Empires Ecocide Dismal Science Steuart Malthus Revolution and Rebellion Abuse of Macrofoundations Rehabilitation of Classics Interlude Guns and Butter Butter and Books PART III: ASPECTS OF DEVELOPMENT Stages of Growth Agriculture Land Reform Infrastructure Leverage and Bankruptcy Asian Miracle Foreign Direct Investment Natural Disaster I Natural Disaster II Alternative Development