We suggest that the geographical patterns of income differences across the world have deep underpinnings. We emphasize that economic development is a complex process driven by economic, political, social, and biophysical forces. Some economists have argued that the patterns reflect mainly the...

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. The Political Economy of Development -- Chapter 3. Growing Apart Divergent Political Economies -- Chapter 4. Indonesia Crisis, Reform, and Growth -- Chapter 5. Nigeria Division, Distribution, and Decline -- Chapter 6....