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010			_a 00068382
020			_a026205065X (hc. : alk. paper)
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050	0	0	_aHC59.72.P6 _bE17 2001
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100	1		_aEasterly, William _9219282 _2Local
245	1	4	_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. _9152534 _2Local
650		0	_aPoverty _zDeveloping countries. _9153030 _2Local
651		0	_aDeveloping Countries _xEconomic policy. _986176 _2Local
856	4	1	_3Table of contents _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy02/00068382.html
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