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Political Economy of Development

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In this final chapter, we briefly review the major findings of the earlier chapters. In the light of those conclusions we wish to explore the political economy factors that may account for similarities as well as differences in development strategies and their outcomes.

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Bhalla, A.S. (1992). Political Economy of Development. In: Uneven Development in the Third World. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-11150-3_10

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