Introduction to Development EconomicsAn Alternative Approach to Growth, Sustainability and Cooperation\nAuthor(s): Marco Missaglia, Gianni Vaggi\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Springer International Publishing AG, Switzerland\nImprint: Palgrave Macmillan\nISBN-13: 9783031679254, 978-3031679254\nSynopsis\nThis textbook provides an introduction to development economics that examines both the drivers of economic growth and sustainable development. It initially presents development economics within a historical and political context, before widening its attention to theories of growth and development, the importance of the Sustainable Development Goals, the imbalance of power between the Global North and South, global development policies, and the role of international finance in development. Rather than focusing primarily on neoclassical growth theories, qualitative and quantitative aspects of the development process are both highlighted.\n\nThis book aims to give readers a broad unders.