The Economics of Take-Off Into Sustained Growth : Proceedings of a Conference Held by the International Economic Association

The International Economic Association wishes to thank all those who did much to ensure the success Front Matter....Pages i-xxvi Leading Sectors and the Take-off....Pages 1-21 Notes on the Take-Off....Pages 22-43 Industrialization in the United States (1815–60)....Pages 44-62 The Take-Off in Britain....Pages 63-82 Government Activity and Industrialization in Germany (1815–70)....Pages 83-94 The Take-Off in Germany....Pages 95-118 The Take-Off Hypothesis and French Experience....Pages 119-138 The Take-Off in Japan, 1868–1900....Pages 139-150 The Early Phases of Industrialization in Russia: Afterthoughts and Counterthoughts....Pages 151-169 Population Growth and the Take-Off Hypothesis....Pages 170-184 Technical Progress, the Production Function, and Development....Pages 185-200 Agrarian Structure and Take-Off....Pages 201-224 Agriculture and Economic Development....Pages 225-239 Capital Formation in the Take-Off....Pages 240-260 Social Overhead Capital and Economic Growth....Pages 261-284 Foreign Capital and Take-Off....Pages 285-300 Report on the Proceedings Summary Record of the Debate....Pages 301-476 Back Matter....Pages 477-482