In this chapter we explore the popular but controversial idea that developing countries benefit from abandoning policy neutrality vis-a-vis trade, FDI and resource allocation across industries. Are developing countries justified in imposing tariffs, subsidies, and tax breaks that imply...

Introduction -- PART I: DRIVERS OF STATE FRAGILITY -- Chapter 1: State fragility (SF) and human development -- Chapter 2: National constitutions as a source of state fragility -- Chapter 3: Institutions and state fragility -- PART 2: ECONOMIC GROWTH AND BREAKING OUT OF FRAGILITY -- Chapter 4:...