A third edition of The Stages of Economic Growth brings this classic work up to date with current economic and political changes. In a new preface and appendix, Professor Rostow extends his analysis to include recent economic and political developments as well as the advances in theory concerning nonlinear and chaotic phenomena. For those coming to his work for the first time, the original text and the introductions and appendices from earlier editions are included. This volume will not only be of interest to those concerned with the theory of economic growth, but also to students of policy since the 1960s. In the text Professor Rostow gives an account of economic growth based on a dynamic theory of production and interpreted in terms of actual societies. Five basic stages of economic growth are distinguished with detailed discussions of each stage including illustrative examples. He also applies the concept of stages of growth to an examination of the problems of military aggression and the nuclear arms race. The final chapter includes a comparison of his non-communist manifesto with Marxist theory. Materials from the second edition include an appendix in which he responds to some of his critics.

《国外经济学名著译丛•经济增长的阶段:非共产党宣言》是美国知名学者罗斯托的一部重要著作。作者考察了世界范围内处于不同发展阶段的国家，在现代社会经济发展过程中从传统社会经过创造起飞前的条件，到起飞和走向成熟的历史；为经济增长理论以及整个现代化史理论的研究，提供了可借鉴的分 析方法。该书在1960年英文版首次问世时即引起很大反响，被誉为现代经济史上的名著。

赫尔普曼为我们理解经济增长做出了十分重要的贡献。在《经济增长的秘密》这本书中，他回顾和评估了我们已经学过的东西，书中的每一页都闪耀着博学和睿智的光芒。——施莱弗，哈佛大学经济学教授，《并非有效的市场——行为金融学导论》一书的作者
诸如此类的问题所包含的对于人类福利的影响简直令人惊讶；一旦一个人开始思考经济增长问题，他就不会再考虑其他任何问题。——卢卡斯，诺贝尔经济学奖获得者