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Adopted at more than 400 colleges and universities worldwide, Economics of Development remains the standard of excellencein its market. That tradition continues with this Fifth Edition inwhich the all-star team of authors, including newcomer StevenRadelet, introduce a number of important improvements to the book'sscope and coverage. Like previous editions, this one benefits fromthe wide-ranging expertise of its authors, both as researchers andfield practitioners, and its approach remains steadfastly pragmaticand authoritative. Now more than ever before, Economics ofDevelopment is the book to count on in your developmentcourse.

Macroeconomics is the most exciting neweconomics textbook in a generation. Charles Jones distillsmodern macroeconomics as it is currently practiced—producing thefirst text to cover modern growth theory at the undergraduatelevel. The author's unique abilities as a teacher and writer renderthis modern treatment of economic theory an easy read for studentsnew to the field. Together with a distinctive focus on problemsolving, this clearly written text brilliantly matchesaccessibility with cutting-edge theory.

Six lectures, all regarding the most revolutionary discoveryin twentieth-century physics: Einstein's Theory of Relativity. Noone--not even Einstein himself--explained these difficult,anti-intuitive concepts more clearly, or with more verve and gusto,than Feynman.

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