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Development Economics

Why are some nations rich and others poor? A journey through the theories, evidence, and policy experiments that seek to end global poverty.

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Why are some nations rich and others poor? A journey through the theories, evidence, and policy experiments that seek to end global poverty. Key sections include: Development Economics; Table of Contents; The Scale of Global Poverty; The Great Divergence; Origins of the Field: 1940s-1960s; The Harrod-Domar and Solow Models; Structural Transformation; Import Substitution Industrialisation (ISI); The Washington Consensus (1989); Structural Adjustment: A Mixed Record.

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  • 01Development Economics
  • 02Table of Contents
  • 03The Scale of Global Poverty
  • 04The Great Divergence
  • 05Origins of the Field: 1940s-1960s
  • 06The Harrod-Domar and Solow Models
  • 07Structural Transformation
  • 08Import Substitution Industrialisation (ISI)

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  1. 01Development Economics
  2. 02Table of Contents
  3. 03The Scale of Global Poverty
  4. 04The Great Divergence
  5. 05Origins of the Field: 1940s-1960s
  6. 06The Harrod-Domar and Solow Models
  7. 07Structural Transformation
  8. 08Import Substitution Industrialisation (ISI)
  9. 09The Washington Consensus (1989)
  10. 10Structural Adjustment: A Mixed Record
  11. 11Institutions: The Deep Cause of Development
  12. 12Geography vs. Institutions vs. Culture
  13. 13The RCT Revolution
  14. 14The Aid Debate
  15. 15The East Asian Miracle
  16. 16Industrial Policy: Back in Fashion
  17. 17China's Development Model
  18. 18The Middle-Income Trap
  19. 19Human Capital: Education
  20. 20Human Capital: Health
  21. 21Microfinance: Promise and Reality
  22. 22Cash Transfers: Just Give Money
  23. 23Trade and Development
  24. 24Natural Resources: Curse or Blessing?
  25. 25Gender and Development
  26. 26Climate Change and Development
  27. 27Technology Leapfrogging
  28. 28Migration and Remittances
  29. 29The Sustainable Development Goals
  30. 30Africa Rising? The Next Development Frontier
  31. 31Key Thinkers in Development Economics
  32. 32Reading List
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