Introduction -- The political economy of WB-IMF's influences over development agenda : contextualizing PRSP from a global point of view -- Policy ownership and development agenda : towards an analytical framework -- Development agenda and bretton-woods institutions : a revisit of Bangladesh's...

The world is a better place than it used to be. People are wealthier and healthier, and live longer lives. Yet the escapes from destitution by so many have left gaping inequalities between people and between nations. In The Great Escape, Angus Deaton--one of the foremost experts on economic...