01867nam a2200385 a 4500 EDZ0000105701 StDuBDS 20170830090407.0 m||||||||d|||||||| cr|||||||||||| 121025s2012 enka fo| 001 0 eng|d 9780191749032 (ebook) : No price StDuBDS StDuBDS HD75 338.9008621 23 The role of elites in economic development : a study prepared for the World Institute for Development Economics Research of the United Nations University (UNU-WIDER) / [electronic resource] edited by Alice H. Amsden, Alisa DiCaprio, James A. Robinson. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012. xxi, 374 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. UNU-WIDER studies in development economics Series from dust jacket. Includes bibliographical references and index. Elites play a crucial role in the development process. The impact they have on growth and development exceeds their representation within a country. This volume uses case studies from South Africa to China to seek an understanding of the relationship between elites and economic development. Description based on print version record. Development economics. Development economics Social aspects. Elite (Social sciences) Economic conditions. Amsden, Alice H. (Alice Hoffenberg) DiCaprio, Alisa. Robinson, James A., 1960- World Institute for Development Economics Research. Print version 9780199659036 UNU-WIDER studies in development economics. Oxford scholarship online http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199659036.001.0001 ddc BK 38207 38207