Mats Lundahl: 11 books
The Political Economy of Disaster
Destitution, Plunder and Earthquake in Haiti
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2013
Haiti, one of the least developed and most vulnerable nations in the Western Hemisphere, made the international headlines in January 2010 when an earthquake destroyed the capital, Port-au-Prince. More than a year later, little reconstruction has taken place, in spite of a strong international funding...
The Haitian Economy (Routledge Revivals)
Man, Land and Markets
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2015
Haiti is a very poor country with a stagnant economy. This title, first published in 1983, considers the Haitian economy, placing it in its historical context, and explores the reasons why it has performed so badly. Mats Lundahl examines agriculture, which has failed to provide an adequate standard...
by Mats Lundahl
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2015
Agriculture is at the centre of the economies of many developing countries, and its stagnation and poor performance across large parts of Africa is a major cause for concern. First published in 1990, this book focuses on the nature and role of incentives in agricultural organization and production...
by Mats Lundahl
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2012
Knut Wicksell is arguably the greatest Swedish social scientist of all time, and poverty was a theme that occupied him all his life. Indeed, it was probably Wicksell's interest in poverty that was the critical factor in drawing him away from his purely mathematical background towards a greater understanding...
The Economics of the Frontier
Conquest and Settlement
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2016
This book deals with the economics of establishing a frontier by conquest or by peaceful settlement, the costs involved, and the optimum extension of the territory. The opening chapters discuss the most relevant literature about frontiers – conceptual, theoretical and empirical – and introduce...
Peasants and Religion
A Socioeconomic Study of Dios Olivorio and the Palma Sola Religion in the Dominican Republic
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2012
This book examines the relationship between economics, politics and religion through the case of Olivorio Mateo and the religious movement he inspired from 1908 in the Dominican Republic. The authors explore how and why the new religion was formed, and why it was so successful. Comparing this case...
Politics or Markets?
Essays on Haitian Underdevelopment
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2002
First published in 1992. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
by Mats Lundahl
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2018
First published in 1998, this collection of essays deals with four different areas of international economics: the theory of international trade, trade and development, protectionism and factor movements (notably migration and foreign aid). These themes explore the determinants of trade patterns,...
Unequal Treatment (Routledge Revivals)
A Study in the Neo-Classical Theory of Discrimination
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2015
This book, written by two leading Swedish economists and first published in 1984, constitutes a threefold contribution to the expanding field of economic discrimination. In the first place, it summarizes different approaches to the economics of discrimination, from the beginning of the British debate...
Peasants and Poverty (Routledge Revivals)
A Study of Haiti
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2015
Haiti is a country which, until the earthquake of 2010, remained largely outside the focus of world interest and outside the important international historical currents during its existence as a free nation. The nineteenth century was the decisive period in Haitian history, serving to shape the class...
Growth or Stagnation?
South Africa Heading for the Year 2000
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2019
First published in 1999, the essays collected in the present volume derive from an interest in South Africa and its economy which goes back to the early 1970s and were written between 1994 and 1999. The intention is to follow how the debate on the South African economy has evolved since the fall of...