Economic Development and Cultural Change is a peer-reviewed

Peer review

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 academic journal

Academic journal

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 published by the University of Chicago Press

University of Chicago Press

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. It covers all aspects of the economics

Economics

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 of developing countries

Developing country

A developing country, also known as a less-developed country, is a nation with a low level of material well-being. Since no single definition of the term developing country is recognized internationally, the levels of development may vary widely within so-called developing countries...

, including education reform

Education reform

Education reform is the process of improving public education. Small improvements in education theoretically have large social returns, in health, wealth and well-being. Historically, reforms have taken different forms because the motivations of reformers have differed.A continuing motivation has...

, immigration

Immigration

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, debt bondage

Debt bondage

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, ethnicity

Ethnic group

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, land redistribution, and economic development

Economic development

Economic development generally refers to the sustained, concerted actions of policymakers and communities that promote the standard of living and economic health of a specific area...

 and cultural change

Culture

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.

The major founder of the journal was Bert F. Hoselitz

Bert F. Hoselitz

Berthold Frank Hoselitz taught Economics and Social Science at the University of Chicago between 1945 and 1978. His analysis of the role of cultural and sociological factors was influential in the newly emerging field of economic development and stands in stark contrast with usual depictions of...

 who served as editor from 1952 until 1985. The journal was established at the University of Chicago

University of Chicago

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's Center for Research on Economic Development and Cultural Change. The Center's board and the journal's founders took the view that interdisciplinary research

Interdisciplinarity

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would be required to understand issues of economic development.