02971nam 2200457 450 991079885430332120230201181640.0(CKB)3710000000951522(MiAaPQ)EBC4745674(Au-PeEL)EBL4745674(CaPaEBR)ebr11300241(CaONFJC)MIL971170(OCoLC)964403293(PPN)248425986(EXLCZ)99371000000095152220161205d2016 uy| 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierThe economics of international development foreign aid versus freedom for the world's poor /William Easterly ; with commentaries by Abigail R. Hall-Blanco, Christian Bjørskov, Sylvie Aboa-Bradwell1st ed.London :IEA Institute of Economic Affairs,2016.1 online resource (116 pages) color illustrations0-255-36731-7 0-255-36732-5 Includes bibliographical references.Intro -- Table 1 Technocratic solutions to poverty 1938 and 2005 -- Figure 1 Number of African leaders by type -- Figure 2 Development in Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe relative to the US -- The authors -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Summary -- Tables and figures -- 1 The tyranny of experts: foreign aid versus freedom for the world's poor -- William Easterly -- Technocrats and the failure of development policy -- The importance of 'rights' -- Making progress on economic freedom and political rights -- What should we do to end poverty? -- 2 Questions and discussion -- 3 William Easterly's political economy of intervention -- A commentary on William Easterly's lecture -- Abigail R. Hall-Blanco -- Introduction -- Hayek, the knowledge problem and economic calculation -- Buchanan, public choice and development -- Easterly's critique and the example of military intervention -- Conclusion -- References -- 4 Easterly's challenge to the development community -- A commentary on William Easterly's lecture -- Christian Bjørnskov -- Introduction -- A background for the critique -- Easterly's main argument -- What is missing in Easterly's argument? -- Which way next? -- References -- 5 Entrepreneurship, social engagement and African development in the twenty-first century -- A commentary on William Easterly's lecture -- Sylvie Aboa-Bradwell -- Introduction -- Background and vision -- Challenges -- Achievements -- Lessons and recommendations -- Conclusion -- References -- About the IEA.Economic assistanceMilitary assistanceEconomic assistance.Military assistance.Easterly William123572MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910798854303321The economics of international development3770082UNINA