The elusive quest for growth : economists' adventures and misadventures in the tropics / William Easterly.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Easterly, William, 1957-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Poor--Developing countries.

Poor.

Poverty--Developing countries.

Poverty.

Developing countries--Economic policy.

Developing countries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (357 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2001.

Summary:

Why economists' attempts to help poorer countries improve their economic well-being have failed.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: I Why Growth Matters 1

1 To Help the Poor 5

Intermezzo: In Search of a River 16

II Panaceas That Failed 21

2 Aid for Investment 25

Intermezzo: Parmila 45

3 Solow's Surprise: Investment Is Not the Key to Growth 47

Intermezzo: Dry Cornstalks 70

4 Educated for What? 71

Intermezzo: Without a Refuge 85

5 Cash for Condoms? 87

Intermezzo: Tomb Paintings 99

6 The Loans That Were, the Growth That Wasn't 101

Intermezzo: Leila's Story 121

7 Forgive Us Our Debts 123

Intermezzo: Cardboard House 138

III People Respond to Incentives 141

8 Tales of Increasing Returns: Leaks, Matches, and Traps 145

Intermezzo: War and Memory 170

9 Creative Destruction: The Power of Technology 171

Intermezzo: Accident in Jamaica 193

10 Under an Evil Star 195

Intermezzo: Favela Life 215

11 Governments Can Kill Growth 217

Intermezzo: Florence and Veronica 240

12 Corruption and Growth 241

Intermezzo: Discrimination in Palanpur 253

13 Polarized Peoples 255

Intermezzo: Violent for Centuries 282

14 Conclusion: The View from Lahore 285

Notes 293

References and Further Reading 313

Index 335.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [313]-333) and index.

ISBN:

9780262272117

0262272113

OCLC:

49851688