Foreword : the rise of market liberalism / V(c)Łclav Klaus -- Introduction : competing visions of development policy / James A. Dorn -- The disgregard of reality / Peter Bauer -- The poverty of nations / Karl Brunner -- The transformation of developing economies : from plan to market / Deepak...

Peter Bauer draws conclusions about economic development that diverge from the mainstream. "The Development Frontier" illustrates his characteristic and distinctive approach: he bases his analyses on careful and direct observation of conditions in the developing world. In doing so, he takes...

How can the successful development of some former Third World countries be explained, while other developing countries have remained stagnant or worse, have deteriorated into failed states? This book offers a history of thought perspective on development economics and an assessment of...