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The elusive quest for growth : economists' adventures and misadventures in the tropics /
"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,...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Documento de Gobierno Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, Mass. :
MIT Press,
2001.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "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."--Jacket |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiii, 342 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-333) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0585393095 9780585393094 9780262332880 0262332884 9780262272117 0262272113 0262550423 9780262550420 026205065X 9780262050654 |