The elusive quest for growth : economists' adventures and misadventures in the tropics

William Easterly

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preface to the Paperback Edition -- Prologue: The Quest -- I - Why Growth Matters -- 1 - To Help the Poor -- Intermezzo: In Search of a River -- II - Panaceas That Failed -- 2 - Aid for Investment -- Intermezzo: Parmila -- 3 - Solow's Surprise: Investment Is Not the Key to Growth -- Intermezzo: Dry Cornstalks -- 4 - Educated for What? -- Intermezzo: Without a Refuge -- 5 - Cash for Condoms? -- Intermezzo: Tomb Paintings -- 6 - The Loans That Were, the Growth That Wasn't -- Intermezzo: Roumeen's Story -- 7 - Forgive Us Our Debts -- Intermezzo: Cardboard House -- III - People Respond to Incentives -- 8 - Tales of Increasing Returns: Leaks, Matches, and Traps -- Intermezzo: War and memory -- 9 - Creative Destruction: The Power of Technology -- Intermezzo: Accident in Jamaica -- 10 - Under an Evil Star -- Intermezzo: Favela Life -- 11 - Governments Can Kill Growth -- Intermezzo: Florence and Veronica -- 12 - Corruption and Growth -- Intermezzo: Discrimination in Palanpur -- 13 - Polarized Peoples -- Intermezzo: Violent for Centuries -- 14 - Conclusion: The View from Lahore -- Notes -- References and Further Reading -- Index.

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Year of publication:	2001
Authors:	Easterly, William
Publisher:	Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press
Subject:	Wirtschaftswachstum \| Economic growth \| Entwicklung \| Economic development \| Tropen \| Tropics \| Entwicklungsländer \| Wirtschaftsentwicklung \| Armut
Description of contents:	Why economists' attempts to help poorer countries improve their economic well-being have failed. Table of Contents [external.dandelon.com]

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Extent:	Online-Ressource (xiii, 342 p)
Series:	The MIT Press
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [313]-333) and index Machine generated contents note: I Why Growth Matters 11 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.
ISBN:	978-0-262-27211-7 ; 0-585-39309-5 ; 0-262-27211-3 ; 978-0-585-39309-4 ; 978-0-262-55042-0
Classification:	Wirtschaftsentwicklung, Wirtschaftsstruktur: Allgemeines
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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