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The Economics of Take-Off into Sustained Growth

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  • © 1963

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Editors:
  1. W. W. Rostow

    1. Center for International Studies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA

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Part of the book series: International Economic Association Series (IEA)

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxvi
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  2. Leading Sectors and the Take-off

    • W. W. Rostow
    Pages 1-21

  3. Notes on the Take-off

    • Simon Kuznets
    Pages 22-43

  4. Industrialization in the United States (1815–60)

    • Douglass C. North
    Pages 44-62

  5. The Take-off in Britain

    • Phyllis Deane, H. J. Habakkuk
    Pages 63-82

  6. Government Activity and Industrialization in Germany (1815–70)

    • Wolfram Fischer
    Pages 83-94

  7. The Take-off in Germany

    • Walther G. Hoffmann
    Pages 95-118

  8. The Take-off Hypothesis and French Experience

    • J. Marczewski
    Pages 119-138

  9. The Take-off in Japan, 1868–1900

    • Shigeto Tsuru
    Pages 139-150

  10. The Early Phases of Industrialization in Russia: Afterthoughts and Counterthoughts

    • Alexander Gerschenkron
    Pages 151-169

  11. Population Growth and the Take-off Hypothesis

    • Harvey Leibenstein
    Pages 170-184

  12. Technical Progress, The Production Function, and Development

    • Harvey Leibenstein
    Pages 185-200

  13. Agrarian Structure and Take-off

    • Mogens Boserup
    Pages 201-224

  14. Agriculture and Economic Development

    • O. G. de Bulhões
    Pages 225-239

  15. Capital Formation in the Take-off

    • A. K. Cairncross
    Pages 240-260

  16. Social Overhead Capital and Economic Growth

    • Paul H. Cootner
    Pages 261-284

  17. Foreign Capital and Take-off

    • Kenneth Berrill
    Pages 285-300

  18. Report on the Proceedings: Summary Record of the Debate

    • D. C. Hague
    Pages 301-476

  19. Back Matter

    Pages 477-482
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  • Center for International Studies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA

    W. W. Rostow

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