By the 1960s, an increasing number of development economists felt that economics alone could not fully address issues such as political effectiveness and educational provision.

"It would be like flooding the Vatican," in the judgment of a development economist.

Peasant economics has been seen as being an important area of study by some development economists, agricultural sociologists, and anthropologists.

That's why development economists must be cultural geographers.

Initially, Schumacher's ideas were rejected by both the Indian government and leading development economists.

She was a renowned public finance and development economist.

Some of these nations now worry that the most qualified development economists will be assigned to work on problems of the former Soviet republics.

By the mid-1980s, some development economists were beginning to question what was meant by successful economic growth.

Karen's husband's work as a development economist has taken them to several other countries.

That trait seems to characterize many young development economists, who often spend their summers working in Africa and Asia.