Guinea-Bissau is currently one of the least developed countries in the world, ranking 178th out of 189 countries on the Human Development Index (2019). We study the economic and human development outlook to 2040. We show that economic growth will improve the human condition in Guinea-Bissau...

Since the early 1950s East Asia (China, Taiwan and South Korea) and South-East Asia (Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam) have, despite war and other challenges, managed to transform the lives of their people, whereas South Asia (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka) has lagged...

Intro -- ECONOMICS OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES -- ECONOMICS OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- SHORT COMMUNICATION -- STRUCTURAL VAR APPROACH TO THE SOURCES OF EXCHANGE RATE FLUCTUATIONS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN COUNTRIES -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Data -- 3. Empirical...

Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Development, social justice and the limits of public policy -- Why has Pakistan's economy under-performed? -- The social sectors in pakistan : a story of neglect -- The cultural setting : patronage and rent-seeking -- The political economy of...