Ragnar Nurkse (1907-1959) was one of the most important pioneers of
development economics, and although his writings have been neglected in
recent decades, leading development economists and international
organizations such as the United Nations are now turning to Nurkse in
search for new inspiration, due to the failure of neoclassical economics
to adequately explain the experience of poor and developing countries.
Yet Nurkse's contribution to the field has never before been analysed
before at book length. The present volume, 'Ragnar Nurkse (1907-2007):
Classical Development Economics and its Relevance for Today', contains a
selection of papers that cast new insight on Nurkse's thought, and
discuss his relevance for today. The volume also celebrates the 100th
anniversary of this profoundly important thinker's birth.