ABSTRACT

This book argues that the debates about the appropriate economic policies to follow in the developing world within the field of development economics are at heart debates about the appropriate ontology to ascribe to agents within the developing world.

chapter One|6 pages

Introduction

chapter Two|38 pages

Ontology and Economic Analysis

chapter Four|46 pages

The Balance of Payments and the Exchange Rate

chapter Five|38 pages

The Contractionary Devaluation Debate Revisited

chapter Six|3 pages

Ontologies of Deviance