Elusive quest for growth : economists' adventures and misadventures in the tropics / c William Easterly
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Easterly William <1957->
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| Titolo: |
Elusive quest for growth : economists' adventures and misadventures in the tropics / c William Easterly
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| Pubblicazione: | Cambridge, MA, USA, : MIT Press, 2001 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (357 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 338.9/009172/4 |
| Soggetto topico: | Poor - Developing countries |
| Poverty - Developing countries | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Developing countries Economic policy |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [313]-333) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Machine generated contents note: I Why Growth Matters 1 -- 1 To Help the Poor 5 -- Intermezzo: In Search of a River 16 -- II Panaceas That Failed 21 -- 2 Aid for Investment 25 -- Intermezzo: Parmila 45 -- 3 Solow's Surprise: Investment Is Not the Key to Growth 47 -- Intermezzo: Dry Cornstalks 70 -- 4 Educated for What? 71 -- Intermezzo: Without a Refuge 85 -- 5 Cash for Condoms? 87 -- Intermezzo: Tomb Paintings 99 -- 6 The Loans That Were, the Growth That Wasn't 101 -- Intermezzo: Leila's Story 121 -- 7 Forgive Us Our Debts 123 -- Intermezzo: Cardboard House 138 -- III People Respond to Incentives 141 -- 8 Tales of Increasing Returns: Leaks, Matches, and Traps 145 -- Intermezzo: War and Memory 170 -- 9 Creative Destruction: The Power of Technology 171 -- Intermezzo: Accident in Jamaica 193 -- 10 Under an Evil Star 195 -- Intermezzo: Favela Life 215 -- 11 Governments Can Kill Growth 217 -- Intermezzo: Florence and Veronica 240 -- 12 Corruption and Growth 241 -- Intermezzo: Discrimination in Palanpur 253 -- 13 Polarized Peoples 255 -- Intermezzo: Violent for Centuries 282 -- 14 Conclusion: The View from Lahore 285 -- Notes 293 -- References and Further Reading 313 -- Index 335. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Elusive quest for growth |
| ISBN: | 0-262-27211-3 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910455085403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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