02570nam a2200349 a 4500001001200000003000800012006001900020007001500039008004100054010001700095020003400112020002000146020001800166040002100184035002000205043001200225050002700237082002300264100003000287245013600317260004300453300002500496504006600521505119900587533015201786650003201938650003501970651004302005655002902048710001702077856012602094ebr10229607CaPaEBRm        u        cr cn|||||||||001205s2001    maua    sb    001 0 eng d  z   00068382   z026205065X (hc. : alk. paper)  z0262550423 (pb)  z9780262550420  aCaPaEBRcCaPaEBR  a(OCoLC)49851688  ad------14aHC59.72.P6bE17 2001eb04a338.9/009172/42211 aEasterly, William,d1957-14aThe elusive quest for growthh[electronic resource] :beconomists' adventures and misadventures in the tropics /cWilliam Easterly.  aCambridge, Mass. :bMIT Press,cc2001.  axiii, 342 p. :bill.  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [313]-333) and index.8 aMachine 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.  aElectronic reproduction.bPalo Alto, Calif. :cebrary,d2013.nAvailable via World Wide Web.nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 0aPoorzDeveloping countries. 0aPovertyzDeveloping countries. 0aDeveloping countriesxEconomic policy. 7aElectronic books.2local2 aebrary, Inc.40uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10229607zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view