The Quest for Prosperity : How Developing Economies Can Take Off - Updated Edition /

How can developing countries grow their economies? Most answers to this question center on what the rich world should or shouldn't do for the poor world. In The Quest for Prosperity, Justin Yifu Lin--the first non-Westerner to be chief economist of the World Bank--focuses on what developing nat...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lin, Justin Yifu, 1952-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2012.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Economic History.
Regions & Countries - Africa.
Business & Economics.
History & Archaeology.
Economic policy.
Economic history.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economics > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Economic Policy.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Structural Adjustment.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Government & Business.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Development > General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Development > Economic Development.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Development > Business Development.
Developing countries.
Developing countries > Economic policy.
Developing countries > Economic conditions.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:How can developing countries grow their economies? Most answers to this question center on what the rich world should or shouldn't do for the poor world. In The Quest for Prosperity, Justin Yifu Lin--the first non-Westerner to be chief economist of the World Bank--focuses on what developing nations can do to help themselves. Since the end of the Second World War, prescriptions for economic growth have come and gone. Often motivated more by ideology than practicality, these blueprints have had mixed success on the ground. Drawing lessons from history, economic analysis, and pra.
Physical Description:1 online resource (360 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9781400852253

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