The Development Frontier: Essays in Applied Economics

Peter Bauer is a pioneer. In addition, he is one of those rare social scientists whose writing is a pleasure to read. In this book he illustrates his characteristic approach, in which economic analysis is allied with careful observation of the economic scene and economic processes in the less developed world. The book is further enriched by his understanding of the interplay between social and political factors and forces conventionally regarded as falling within the purview of economics.