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Beating the odds : jump-starting developing countries / Justin Yifu Lin and Célestin Monga.
LIBRA HC59.7 .L41858 2017
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lin, Justin Yifu, 1952- author.
- Monga, Célestin, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Economic development--Developing countries.
- Economic development.
- Developing countries.
- Developing countries--Economic policy.
- Economic policy.
- Developing countries--Economic conditions.
- Economic conditions.
- Economic history.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 393 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2017]
- Contents:
- Introduction: the art of engineering prosperity in unlikely places
- The tyranny of litanies
- Unpleasant truths about institutional and financial development
- The economics of chance: policy prescriptions as laundry lists
- The mechanics of failure and the secrets of success
- Ambitious pragmatism: first-order economic principles
- The art of performing economic miracles: implementation guidelines
- Reaping the dividends of globalization: a winning road map
- Conclusion: making the most of existing circumstances.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780691176055
- 0691176051
- OCLC:
- 975834566
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