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The elusive quest for growth

economists' adventures and misadventures in the tropics

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An edition of The elusive quest for growth (2001)

The elusive quest for growth

economists' adventures and misadventures in the tropics

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"Since the end of World War II, economists have tried to figure out how poor countries in the tropics could attain standards of living approaching those of countries in Europe and North America. Attempted remedies have included providing foreign aid, investing in machines, fostering education, controlling population growth, and making aid loans as well as forgiving those loans on condition of institutional reforms.".

"In this book Easterly shows how these solutions all violate the basic principle of economics, that people - private individuals and businesses, government officials, even aid donors - respond to incentives. Easterly first discusses the importance of growth. He then analyzes the development solutions that have failed. Finally, he suggests alternative approaches to the problem.

Written in an accessible, at times irreverent, style, Easterly's book combines modern growth theory with anecdotes from his fieldwork for the World Bank."--BOOK JACKET.

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MIT Press
Language
English
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342

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Poor Economic policy Poverty Poor, developing countries Developing countries, economic policy Pauvres Pauvreté Politique économique POLITICAL SCIENCE Public Policy BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Government & Business Development Economic Development Business Development Structural Adjustment General Développement économique Politique d'aide au développement Aspects socio-économiques Pays en développement Pays développés Wirtschaftspolitik Armut Wirtschaftsentwicklung Wirtschaftswachstum Wereldbank Economische politiek Buitenlandse schulden POLÍTICA ECONÔMICA POBREZA Business & economics

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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [313]-333) and index.

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Cambridge, Mass

Classifications

Library of Congress
HC59.72.P6 E17 2001, HC59.72.P6E17 2001, HC59.72.P6 E17 2001eb, HC 59.72 P6 E17 2001

The Physical Object

Pagination
xiii, 342 p. :
Number of pages
342

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Open Library
OL13629655M
Internet Archive
elusivequestforg00east
ISBN 10
026205065X
LCCN
00068382
OCLC/WorldCat
45506019, 49851688, 51570587
LibraryThing
7887
Goodreads
2239119

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OL2095292W

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