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How can society improve its living standards? What are the
conditions necessary for prosperity? These are the questions that
define the essence of growth theory. In this user-friendly book,
Olivier de la Grandville provides a fascinating introduction to the
theory of economic growth and shows how many results from this
field are of paramount importance for society. The classical
mechanics of the growth process are carefully explained, with two
chapters devoted to the fundamental issue of the substitution of
labor for capital in the growth process (co-written with Robert M.
Solow, winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics). The book also
addresses the fundamental question of the optimal investment rate
of an economy. In addition, de la Grandville shows us that by
unifying the descriptive and normative aspects of growth theory we
can generate many fresh insights, including a proof of Adam Smith's
'Invisible Hand' conjecture.
Since the very beginnings of economics as a science, which might be
dated from Ibn Khaldun's "Introduction to History" (1377), the
challenge of making societies escape from poverty and attain some
degree of prosperity has always been, and will remain, a
fundamental issue. It was and it is still recognized today that
this central venture is multi-faceted. Inasmuch as investment and
technical progress are central in the growth and development
process, many other dimensions must be taken into consideration,
such as institutions, the openness of the economy, the protection
of the environment. This book will presents cutting edge research
on each of these issues and features a preface from Ken Arrow.
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Selected Fables (Paperback)
Jean De LA Fontaine; Edited by James Michie; Illustrated by J.J. Grandville; Introduction by Geoffrey Grigson
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R399
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Discovery Miles 3 240
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Jean de la Fontaine (1621-95) freely plundered the works of Aesop,
Phaedrus, Bidpai and others to transform the world's great fables
into charming poems of astonishing originality, wit and verve. Here
he depicts lions, frogs, donkeys, rats, insects, birds and wily
foxes in situations that reveal the quirks, follies and frailties
he observed in humankind. Sins of pride, greed and vanity come
under humorous attack - a cunning fox tricks a crow out of his
dinner, an arrogant hare loses a race to a steady tortoise, a merry
cicada who sings all summer finds herself hungry in winter, and the
goddess Juno scolds a peacock who covets a nightingale's song. But
faith in human nature can also be found in poems such as those in
which a wolf is saved from choking by a helpful stork,
demonstrating an engaging belief in the possibilities of
redemption.
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Gravures (Hardcover)
J. J. 1803-1847 Grandville, Denis Auguste Marie 1804-1860 Raffet
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R927
Discovery Miles 9 270
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