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| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER |
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39637 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER |
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BD-DhAAL |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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20230314114623.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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220921t2002 maua b 001 0 eng d |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
| LC control number |
00068382 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
| International Standard Book Number |
9780262550420 (pbk) |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780262050654 (hbk) |
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| International Standard Book Number |
026205065X (hc. : alk. paper) |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
| Original cataloging agency |
DLC |
| Transcribing agency |
DLC |
| Modifying agency |
DLC |
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BD-DhAAL |
| 042 ## - AUTHENTICATION CODE |
| Authentication code |
pcc |
| 043 ## - GEOGRAPHIC AREA CODE |
| Geographic area code |
d------ |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
| Classification number |
338.90091724 |
| Edition number |
21 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
| Personal name |
Easterly, William, |
| Dates associated with a name |
1957- |
| 9 (RLIN) |
51490 |
| 245 14 - 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 |
Cambridge, Mass. : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
MIT Press, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc |
c2001. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
| Extent |
xiii, 342 pages : |
| Other physical details |
illustrations ; |
| Dimensions |
24 cm. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
| Bibliography, etc |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [313]-333) and index. |
| 505 8# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
| Formatted contents note |
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. |
| 526 ## - STUDY PROGRAM INFORMATION NOTE |
| Program name |
ESS |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Poor |
| Geographic subdivision |
Developing countries. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
51491 |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Poverty |
| Geographic subdivision |
Developing countries. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
51492 |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Economics. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
51493 |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME |
| Geographic name |
Developing countries |
| General subdivision |
Economic policy. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
51494 |
| 852 ## - LOCATION/CALL NUMBER |
| Location |
Ayesha Abed Library |
| Shelving location |
General Stacks |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme |
Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Item type |
Book |