How long does it take to read Development Economics?
Debraj Ray
Development Economics by Debraj Ray takes about 15 hours 46 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 15 hours 46 minutes
A long haul
First published 1998. 860 pages, about 236,500 words.
32 days (about 5 weeks) at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 26 hours 17 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 15 hours 46 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 9 hours 51 minutes |
The page count is the median across 3 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Debraj Ray, one of the most accomplished theorists in development economics today, presents in this book a synthesis of recent and older literature in the field and raises important questions that will help to set the agenda for future research. He covers such vital subjects as theories of economic growth, economic inequality, poverty and undernutrition, population growth, trade policy, and the markets for land, labor, and credit. The book takes the position that there is no single cause for economic progress, but that a combination of factors - among them the improvement of physical and human capital, the reduction of inequality, and institutions that enable the background flow of information essential to market performance - consistently favor development. Ray supports his arguments throughout with examples from around the world. The book assumes a knowledge of only introductory economics and explains sophisticated concepts in simple, direct language, keeping the use of mathematics to a minimum.
Subjects: Development economics, Economics, Developing Countries, Économie du développement, POLITICAL SCIENCE, Public Policy
