02173nam a2200253Ia 4500 322248 20160527191423.0 130521s2001 maua b 001 0 eng c 00068382 026205065X (hc. : alk. paper) DLC DLC DLC HC59.72.P6 E17 2001 338.90091724 E135e 22 Easterly, William 219282 Local The elusive quest for growth economists' adventures and misadventures in the tropics William Easterly. Cambridge, Mass. MIT Press c2001. xiii, 342 p. ill. 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. [313]-333) and index. Machine 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. Poor Developing countries. 152534 Local Poverty Developing countries. 153030 Local Developing Countries Economic policy. 86176 Local Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy02/00068382.html 239912 239912 0 0 ddc 0 338_900917240000000_E135E 0 evl 144646 10 10 1 2016-05-27 Libromar 29.00 513903 0 338.90091724 E135e 80000002505835 2016-05-27 00:00:00 r:322248 z:Presup. 2012-13 6