<H1 class=parseasinTitle><SPAN id=btAsinTitle>Handbook of Development Economics, Volume 4 (Handbook of Development Economics) </SPAN></H1>
<P><SPAN>by <A href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url?%5Fencoding=UTF8&amp;search-type=ss&amp;index=books&amp;field-author=T.%20Paul%20Schultz"><FONT color=#003399>T. Paul Schultz</FONT></A> (Editor), <A href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url?%5Fencoding=UTF8&amp;search-type=ss&amp;index=books&amp;field-author=John%20Strauss"><FONT color=#003399>John Strauss</FONT></A> (Editor) </SPAN></P>
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<LI><B>Hardcover:</B> 1054 pages
<LI><B>Publisher:</B> North Holland (<FONT color=#ff0000><STRONG>April 14, 2008</STRONG></FONT>)
<LI><B>Language:</B> English
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<DIV class=content><B>Product Description</B><BR>The field of development economics has evolved since volume 3 of the Handbook of Development Economics was published more than a decade ago. Volume 4 takes stock of some of the newer trends and their implications for research in the field and our understanding of economic development.<BR>The handbook is divided into four sections which reflect these developments, of which the first deals with agricultural and rural development. Section two is concerned with developments in the theory and evidence regarding public goods and political economy. The third section is focused on the behavior of households and individuals regarding various aspects of human capital investments, in the face of the various constraints, particularly market incentives and public goods. The final section contains papers that describe the different methods now available, both experimental and non-experimental, to conduct program evaluations, as well as describing papers that implement these methods.<BR>The authors of the chapters are all experts in the fields they survey and extend, and this volume promises to be an invaluable addition to the Handbooks in Economics series and a useful reference to graduate students, researchers and professionals in the field of development economics.<BR><BR>* Presents an accurate, self-contained survey of the current state of the field. <BR>* Summarizes the most recent discussions in journals, and elucidates new developments. <BR>* Although original material is also included, the main aim is the provision of comprehensive and accessible surveys. <BR><BR><B>About the Author</B><BR>T. Paul Schultz, Malcolm K. Brachman Professor at Yale, has written and edited books, a textbook, and articles on microeconomics of individual and family behavior in development, including labor supply, fertility, marriage, production of health, investments in children, including nutrition, schooling, migration, with a focus on gender inequalities. John Strauss has over 25 years of research and survey experience in the developing world, spanning sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and Asia. His research focus is on health and other human resource investments, their determinants and interaction with labor markets. He was a co-contributor to Volume 3A of the Handbook of Development Economics. He has been the PI of the Indonesia Family Life Survey (IFLS) for waves 3 and 4 (2000 and 2007) and is a co-PI of the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS. He is Editor in Chief of Economic Development and Cultural Change. </DIV>
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<DIV class=content><STRONG><FONT size=4>VOLUME 4</FONT></STRONG><BR>Introduction<BR>T. PAUL SCHULTZ and JOHN STRAUSS<BR>PART 10: NEW INSIGHTS INTO RURAL AND AGRICULTURAL<BR>DEVELOPMENT<BR><STRONG>Chapter 47</STRONG><BR>Economic Development and the Decline of Agricultural Employment<BR>ANDREW D. FOSTER and MARK R. ROSENZWEIG<BR><STRONG>Chapter 48</STRONG><BR>Information Networks in Dynamic Agrarian Economies<BR>KAIVAN MUNSHI<BR>PART 11: PUBLIC GOODS AND POLITICAL ECONOMY: THEORY AND<BR>EVIDENCE<BR>Chapter 49<BR>Public Action for Public Goods<BR>ABHIJIT BANERJEE, LAKSHMI IYER and ROHINI SOMANATHAN<BR>Contents of the Handbook xiii<BR>Chapter 50<BR>Understanding Political Corruption in Low Income Countries<BR>ROHINI PANDE<BR>PART 12: HUMAN RESOURCES AND HOUSEHOLD RESPONSES TO MARKET<BR>INCENTIVES AND PUBLIC GOODS<BR>Chapter 51<BR>Household Formation and Marriage Markets in Rural Areas<BR>MARCEL FAFCHAMPS and AGNES R. QUISUMBING<BR>Chapter 52<BR>Population Policies, Fertility, Women’s Human Capital, and Child Quality<BR>T. PAUL SCHULTZ<BR>Chapter 53<BR>Health Economics for Low-Income Countries<BR>GERMANO MWABU<BR>Chapter 54<BR>Health over the Life Course<BR>JOHN STRAUSS and DUNCAN THOMAS<BR>Chapter 55<BR>Schooling in Developing Countries: The Roles of Supply, Demand and Government<BR>Policy<BR>PETER F. ORAZEM and ELIZABETH M. KING<BR>Chapter 56<BR>The Impact of Child Health and Nutrition on Education in Less Developed Countries<BR>PAUL GLEWWE and EDWARD A. MIGUEL<BR>Chapter 57<BR>Child Labor<BR>ERIC V. EDMONDS<BR>Chapter 58<BR>Extended Family and Kinship Networks: Economic Insights and Evolutionary<BR>Directions<BR>DONALD COX and MARCEL FAFCHAMPS<BR>xiv Contents of the Handbook<BR>PART 13: PROGRAM EVALUATION: METHODS AND APPLICATIONS<BR>Chapter 59<BR>Evaluating Anti-Poverty Programs<BR>MARTIN RAVALLION<BR>Chapter 60<BR>Evaluating Social Programs with Endogenous Program Placement and Selection of the<BR>Treated<BR>PETRA E. TODD<BR>Chapter 61<BR>Using Randomization in Development Economics Research: A Toolkit<BR>ESTHER DUFLO, RACHEL GLENNERSTER and MICHAEL KREMER<BR>Chapter 62<BR>Evaluating Conditional Schooling and Health Programs<BR>SUSAN W. PARKER, LUIS RUBALCAVA and GRACIELA TERUEL</DIV></SPAN>
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