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LEADER: 02158cam a22002774a 4500
001 00068382
003 DLC
005 20091120150500.0
008 001205s2001 maua b 001 0 eng
010 $a 00068382
020 $a026205065X (hc. : alk. paper)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
042 $apcc
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050 00 $aHC59.72.P6$bE17 2001
082 00 $a338.9/009172/4$221
100 1 $aEasterly, William,$d1957-
245 14 $aThe elusive quest for growth :$beconomists' adventures and misadventures in the tropics /$cWilliam Easterly.
260 $aCambridge, Mass. :$bMIT Press,$cc2001.
300 $axiii, 342 p. :$bill. ;$c24 cm.
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.
650 0 $aPoor$zDeveloping countries.
650 0 $aPoverty$zDeveloping countries.
651 0 $aDeveloping countries$xEconomic policy.
856 41 $3Table of contents$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy02/00068382.html