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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 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Why Growth Matters. To Help the Poor
- Intermezzo: In Search of a River
- Panaceas That Failed.
- Aid for Investment
- Intermezzo: Parmila
- Solow's Surprise: Investment Is Not the Key to Growth
- Intermezzo: Dry Cornstalks
- Educated for What?
- Intermezzo: Without a Refuge
- Cash for Condoms? 87
- Intermezzo: Tomb Paintings
- The Loans That Were, the Growth That Wasn't
- Intermezzo: Roumeen's Story
- Forgive Us Our Debts
- Intermezzo: Cardboard House
- People Respond to Incentives. Tales of Increasing Returns: Leaks, Matches, and Traps
- Intermezzo: War and Memory
- Creative Destruction: The Power of Technology
- Intermezzo: Accident in Jamaica
- Under an Evil Star
- Intermezzo: Favela Life
- Governments Can Kill Growth
- Intermezzo: Florence and Veronica
- Corruption and Growth
- Intermezzo: Discrimination in Palanpur
- Polarized Peoples
- Intermezzo: Violent for Centuries
- Conclusion: The View from Lahore
- Notes
- References and Further Reading
- Index.