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050 1 4 _aHC59.72.P6
_bE17 2001eb
082 0 4 _a338.9/009172/4
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100 1 _aEasterly, William,
_d1957-
245 1 4 _aThe elusive quest for growth
_h[electronic resource] :
_beconomists' adventures and misadventures in the tropics /
_cWilliam Easterly.
260 _aCambridge, Mass. :
_bMIT Press,
_cc2001.
300 _axiii, 342 p. :
_bill.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [313]-333) and index.
505 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.
533 _aElectronic reproduction.
_bPalo Alto, Calif. :
_cebrary,
_d2013.
_nAvailable via World Wide Web.
_nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
650 0 _aPoor
_zDeveloping countries.
650 0 _aPoverty
_zDeveloping countries.
651 0 _aDeveloping countries
_xEconomic policy.
655 7 _aElectronic books.
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856 4 0 _uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10229607
_zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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