Annual World Bank Conference on Development Economics 2004 : Accelerating Development (Bangalore conference proceedings)

Intro -- Contents -- ABOUT THIS BOOK -- INTRODUCTION -- OPENING ADDRESS -- KEYNOTE ADDRESSES -- Building Human Capital for Economic Development -- Opportunities for India in a Changing World -- Infrastructure Development in India: Emerging Challenges -- Fostering Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Growth -- Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Growth -- Toward a Microeconomics of Growth -- COMMENTS -- Gur Ofer -- Sidney Winter -- Challenges of Development in Lagging Regions -- World Poverty: Causes and Pathways -- Development Strategy: Transition and Challenges of Development in Lagging Regions -- COMMENTS -- Govinda Rao -- Karen R. Polenske -- Participation, Inclusion, and Results -- Community-Based Development in the Context of Within-Group Heterogeneity -- Inclusiveness, Accountability, and Effectiveness of Development Assistance in Sub-Saharan Africa -- COMMENTS -- Rohini Nayyar -- Vijayendra Rao -- Scaling Up and Evaluation -- Using Randomized Experiments and Structural Models for Scaling Up: Evidence from the PROGESA Evaluation -- Scaling Up and Evaluation -- COMMENTS -- François Bourguignon -- T. Paul Schultz.