Ragnar Nurkse, 1907-1959
Followed up on Rostenstein- Rodan's thesis and
anticipated much of the Lewis doctrine in stressing
the role of savings and capital-formation in economic
development. Early expounder of the "balanced growth" doctrine.
Major Works of Ragnar Nurkse
- "The Schematic Representation of the Structure of Production", 1934, RES
- Conditions of International Monetary Equilibrium, 1945.
- Problems of Capital-Formation in Underdeveloped Countries, 1953.
- Patterns of Trade and Development, 1959.
- Equilibrium and Growth in the World Economy, 1961.
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