The paper combines insights from the recent research programs on constitutions and economic policy, and on history …

policy -- as reflected for instance in the rate of inflation and the budget deficit -- in determining growth. This paper … macroeconomic policy choices have had a significant impact on growth over periods of more than a decade. The conclusion is that … macroeconomic policy choices, including the budget deficit, the exchange rate system, and those choices that determine the inflation …

development quest. The sample includes seven developing countries--Botswana, Ghana, Nigeria, Zambia, India, Vietnam and Brazil …

patrilocality and concern for women's "purity" help explain the male-skewed sex ratio in India and China and low female employment … in India, the Middle East, and North Africa, for example. I also discuss why the sex ratio has become more male …-skewed with development. Finally, I lay out some policy approaches to address gender inequality …

be self-sustaining, and that continuous policy commitment to equality for its own sake may be needed to bring about …