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For courses on economic development A complete, balanced introduction to the theory, issues, and latest research. Economic Development,Twelfth Edition-the leading textbook in this field-provides students with a complete and balanced introduction to the requisite theory, driving policy issues,...

This article, published in Spanish translation in the Mexican journal Letras Libres (and reprinted in the Peru legal journal Ius Inter Gentes), argues the links between improving human and legal rights protections for people living in poverty and success in ending poverty. It then examines...