Analyzing a variety of cross-national and sub-national data, we argue that high adult mortality reduces economic growth … almost all of Africa's growth tragedy. Our analysis also underscores grim forecasts of the long-run economic costs of the …

developing countries situated in the wider context of the world economy. It examines the possible impact of their rapid growth on … migration. The essential question is whether, in times to come, these four countries could be the new engines of growth for the … world economy. The answer is that rapid growth in China already supports growth elsewhere, so far primarily as a market for …

urbanization policies that contain inclusionary approaches may be more successful in promoting local development and managing its …

Age structure and its dynamics are critical in understanding the impact of population growth on a country's growth …

Within a relatively short time, perhaps just a decade, microfinance has gone from being hero to zero in the development … discourse: from being lauded as the silver bullet to solve the problems of development and poverty reduction, to being derided … the silver bullet to solve development problems, microfinance needs to be treated as one small element of a broader set of …

implications for economic development. Using National Accounts Statistics and cross-county data, we show that the growth of … services has been broad-based. We show that the growth of service sector employment is not simply disguised manufacturing … underscores the importance for India of continuing to invest in labour skills. We conclude that sustaining economic growth and …