Growth capabilities and development: Implications for transition processes in Cuba

Some fundamental issues about the nature of economic development have been questioned in the recent literature. The distinction between growth and development is one; another one concerns the definition of the standard of living, which has been the subject of a recent treatise by P. Dasgupta (1993),...

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Published inEconomic development and cultural change Vol. 44; no. 2; p. 315
Main Author Betancourt, Roger R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Chicago University of Chicago, acting through its Press 01.01.1996
Subjects
Economic development
Economic growth
Economic policy
Economic theory
Economics
Standard of living
Structural adjustment
Studies
Cuba
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Summary:Some fundamental issues about the nature of economic development have been questioned in the recent literature. The distinction between growth and development is one; another one concerns the definition of the standard of living, which has been the subject of a recent treatise by P. Dasgupta (1993), a prominent economic theorist. Concern about poverty has moved discussions of the standard of living from the philosophical and conceptual realm to the practical realm of development policy. Indeed, the United Nations has espoused a particular approach to the subject, often referred to as the capabilities approach. Focus is placed on 2 issues: 1. ways of implementing the capabilities approach, and 2. the application of the capabilities approach to Cuba's development.
ISSN:0013-0079
1539-2988
DOI:10.1086/452215