Includes bibliographical notes, references and index.

Contents
Acknowledgments ix
Prologue: The Quest xi
I Why Growth Matters 1
1 To Help the Poor 5
Intermezzo: In Search of a River 16
I1 Panaceas That Failed 21
2 Aid for Investment 25
Zntermezzo: 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
Zntermezzo: Tomb Paintings 99
6 The Loans That Were, the Growth That Wasn’t 103
Zntermezzo: Leila’s Story 121
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7 Forgive Us Our Debts 123
Intermezzo: Cardboard House 138
I11 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