Pranab K. Bardhan

Disparity in Wages But Not in Returns to Capital Between Rich and Poor Countries

Professor of Economics Pranab Bardhan

A wide methodological gulf separates economists and anthropologists. Some of the basic purposes of this book are to bridge this methodological gap, by focusing upon an area explored by both economists and anthropologists who work in the developing world - measuring economic change in rural areas.

Methodological Issues in Measuring Economic Change in Rural India

Conversations Between Economists and Anthropologists

Christopher Udry

Pranab Bardhan

Volume I of this two-volume set focuses on theoretical work. These two volumes of readings attempt to bring some degree of structure to a relatively diffuse field. Because of the sheer volume of high-quality work in development economics research, they are intended as a sampling of work at the frontier of the field, rather than as a comprehensive overview.Volume I: Micro-Theory focuses on theoretical work. Topics covered include sharecropping as a principle-agent problem, fragmented duopolies, credit market imperfections, poverty traps, peer monitoring in credit cooperatives, coordination failures, human capital accumulation as an engine of growth, and environmental issues in development.

Pranab K. Bardhan

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