03743nam a22004214a 4500 39637 BD-DhAAL 20230314114623.0 220921t2002 maua b 001 0 eng d 00068382 9780262550420 (pbk) 9780262050654 (hbk) 026205065X (hc. : alk. paper) DLC DLC DLC BD-DhAAL pcc d------ 338.90091724 21 Easterly, William, 1957- 51490 The elusive quest for growth : economists' adventures and misadventures in the tropics / William Easterly. Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2001. xiii, 342 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (pages [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. ESS Book Finder International Akbar Ali Khan Collections 39637, 39638, 39639, 39640, 39641, 40397 Poor Developing countries. 51491 Poverty Developing countries. 51492 Economics. 51493 Developing countries Economic policy. 51494 Ayesha Abed Library General Stacks ddc BK 44104 44104 0 0 ddc 0 338_900917240000000_EAS 0 71871 BRACUL BRACUL GEN 2022-09-12 Book Finder International 2765.50 1 9 338.90091724 EAS 3010039638 2023-06-03 2023-02-28 2 2765.50 2022-09-12 BK 0 0 ddc 0 338_900917240000000_EAS 0 71872 BRACUL BRACUL GEN 2022-09-12 Book Finder International 2765.50 1 7 338.90091724 EAS 3010039640 2024-05-08 2024-03-07 4 2765.50 2022-09-12 BK 0 0 ddc 0 338_900917240000000_EAS 0 71873 BRACUL BRACUL GEN 2022-09-12 Book Finder International 2765.50 3 41 338.90091724 EAS 3010039641 2025-06-18 2025-02-09 5 2765.50 2022-09-12 BK 0 0 ddc 0 338_900917240000000_EAS 0 71874 BRACUL BRACUL GEN 2022-09-12 Book Finder International 2765.50 0 338.90091724 EAS 3010039637 2022-09-12 1 2765.50 2022-09-12 BK 0 0 ddc 0 338_900917240000000_EAS 0 71875 BRACUL BRACUL GEN 2022-09-12 Book Finder International 2765.50 0 338.90091724 EAS 3010039639 2022-09-12 3 2765.50 2022-09-12 BK 0 0 ddc 0 338_900917240000000_EAS 1 73408 BRACUL BRACUL AAKC 2023-03-14 Donated by Akbar Ali Khan 1885.44 0 338.90091724 EAS 3010040397 2023-03-14 6 1885.44 2023-03-14 BK Price available in book $17.95