The elusive quest for growth : (Record no. 8944)
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 0-262-05065-X |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | e-book (SD) |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Easterly, W. |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The elusive quest for growth : |
| Remainder of title | Economists’ adventures and misadventures in the tropics / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | William Easterly |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | London, England : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | The MIT Press, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 2001. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 355 p. : |
| Other physical details | ill. ; |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc | Includes bibliographical notes, references and index. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | Contents<br/>Acknowledgments ix<br/>Prologue: The Quest xi<br/>I Why Growth Matters 1<br/>1 To Help the Poor 5<br/>Intermezzo: In Search of a River 16<br/>I1 Panaceas That Failed 21<br/>2 Aid for Investment 25<br/>Zntermezzo: Parmila 45<br/>3 Solow’s Surprise: Investment Is Not the Key to Growth 47<br/>Intermezzo: Dry Cornstalks 70<br/>4 Educated for What? 71<br/>Intermezzo: Without a Refuge 85<br/>5 Cash for Condoms? 87<br/>Zntermezzo: Tomb Paintings 99<br/>6 The Loans That Were, the Growth That Wasn’t 103<br/>Zntermezzo: Leila’s Story 121<br/>viii Contents<br/>7 Forgive Us Our Debts 123<br/>Intermezzo: Cardboard House 138<br/>I11 People Respond to Incentives 141<br/>8 Tales of Increasing Returns: Leaks, Matches, and Traps 145<br/>Intermezzo: War and Memory 170<br/>9 Creative Destruction: The Power of Technology 171<br/>Intermezzo: Accident in Jamaica 193<br/>10 Under an Evil Star 195<br/>Intermezzo: Favela Life 215<br/>11 Governments Can Kill Growth 217<br/>Intermezzo: Florence and Veronica 240<br/>12 Corruption and Growth 241<br/>Intermezzo: Discrimination in Palanpur 253<br/>13 Polarized Peoples 255<br/>Intermezzo: Violent for Centuries 282<br/>14 Conclusion: The View from Lahore 285<br/>Notes 293<br/>References and Further Reading 313<br/>Index 335 |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | 1. Poor-Developing countries. 2. Poverty-Developing countries. 3. Developing countries-Economic policy. I. Title. |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | College of Natural Resources | College of Natural Resources | 28/04/2021 | e-book (SD) | 28/04/2021 | 28/04/2021 | E-Book |