在第二次世界大战以后的年代,经济学家对经济增长和经济发展的兴趣日益增加。当他们努力了解象目前正在发生的那些经济发展过程时,就从事于分析长期以来成为经济史学家研究范围的经济变化。论述经济发展的许多新书,由于校核、概括和简化了分析家所使用的工具和概念,因而在提供见解重新组织研究课题和把历史发展与当前世界上极其重要的问题联系起来两方面,对经济史学家有所裨益。本文评论的著作在达到上述两方面的目的上都 In the post-World War II era, economists are increasingly interested in economic growth and economic development. As they work hard to understand the processes of economic development that are currently taking place, they are engaged in the analysis of the economic changes that have long been the study of economic historians. Many of the new books on economic development, by examining, summarizing and simplifying the tools and concepts used by analysts, connect both in providing insights for reorganizing research topics and for linking historic developments with issues of vital importance in the present world Economic historians benefit. The works reviewed in this article are designed to achieve both of these objectives