Growth, Trade and Uneven Development

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Darity, William A., Jr. & Davis, Lewis S. (2005). Growth, Trade and Uneven Development. Cambridge Journal of Economics, 29(1), 141-170.

Abstract

Theories of growth and international trade are reviewed critically from the perspective of understanding persistent inter-country and inter-regional income inequality. Three separate literatures are considered for the insights they offer about international disparity: Classical political economy, the North–South trade models, and the ‘new’ growth and trade theories that incorporate increasing returns and/or product differentiation. Classical antecedents of the more recent theories are identified, and contrasts are drawn between structuralist and neoclassical approaches to explaining the income gap between rich and poor nations.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cje/bei003

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Journal Article

Year Published

2005

Journal Title

Cambridge Journal of Economics

Author(s)

Darity, William A., Jr.
Davis, Lewis S.