The elements of economic growth -- Aggregate labor productivity -- The evolution of employment -- Poverty, vulnerability, and safety nets -- The business environment -- The integration of the transition countries into the global economy -- Demographic change and migration

Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part 1 Modern Economic Growth -- 1. Modern Economic Growth -- 2. Economic Determinism and the Twentieth-Century Experience -- 3. The General and the Particular in Modern Economic Growth -- Part 2 Agrarian Societies...