How Long to Read Biography of a Subject

How Long Does it Take to Read Biography of a Subject?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 28 minutes to read Biography of a Subject by Gerald M. Meier

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

The study of economic development is one of the newest, most exciting, and most challenging branches of the broader discipline of economics and political economy. Although one could claim that Adam Smith was the first "development economist", the systematic study of the problems and processes of economic development in Africa, Asia, and Latin America has emerged only over the past five decades. This biography of the subject of economic development will focus on the essential ideas in the evolution of development thought and policy over the subject's half-century of life. In concise form and avoiding undue technicality, it highlights the influence of development theory on policymaking and on the mixed record of successes and failures in promoting development efforts. The interpretation of theory, policy, and the lessons of experience are covered in three periods: early development economics of the 1950s-60s; orthodox reaction of the 1970s-80s; and the new development economics of the 1980s-90s. Gerald Meier-one of the world's most prominent leading thinkers in the economics of development - interprets the past treatment of development problems with the present and future in mind. He re-interprets the past two generations of development economists in a contemporary voice. And in a forward-looking fashion, the book's perspectives should make the next generation of development problems-and development economists-more intelligible. The reader is invited to consider whether development economists really know how to put matters right.

How long is Biography of a Subject?

Biography of a Subject by Gerald M. Meier is 264 pages long, and a total of 67,056 words.

This makes it 89% the length of the average book. It also has 82% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Biography of a Subject Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 6 minutes to read Biography of a Subject aloud.

What Reading Level is Biography of a Subject?

Biography of a Subject is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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