Elusive Quest for Growth: Economists Adventures & Misadventures in the Tropics (Record no. 226097)
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| International Standard Book Number | 026205065X |
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| Transcribing agency | AL |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | English |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Edition number | 23 |
| Classification number | 338.9009 |
| Item number | EASE |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | William Easterly |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| 9 (RLIN) | 67809 |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Elusive Quest for Growth: Economists Adventures & Misadventures in the Tropics |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Cambridge |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | MIT Press |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2002 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xii,342 p. |
| Other physical details | PB |
| Dimensions | 22.2x15 cm. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | Since the end of World War II, economists have tried to figure out how poor countries in the tropics could attain standards of living approaching those of countries in Europe and North America. Attempted remedies have included providing foreign aid, investing in machines, fostering education, controlling population growth, and making aid loans as well as forgiving those loans on condition of reforms. None of these solutions has delivered as promised. The problem is not the failure of economics, William Easterly argues, but the failure to apply economic principles to practical policy work.<br/>In this book Easterly shows how these solutions all violate the basic principle of economics, that peopleprivate individuals and businesses, government officials, even aid donorsrespond to incentives. Easterly first discusses the importance of growth. He then analyzes the development solutions that have failed. Finally, he suggests alternative approaches to the problem. Written in an accessible, at times irreverent, style, Easterly's book combines modern growth theory with anecdotes from his fieldwork for the World Bank. |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Developing countries |
| 9 (RLIN) | 67810 |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Poor |
| 9 (RLIN) | 67811 |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Poverty |
| 9 (RLIN) | 67812 |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Economic policy |
| 9 (RLIN) | 67813 |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | EASTERLY (William) |
| 9 (RLIN) | 67814 |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Koha item type | Donated Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type | Public note |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | Economics | St Aloysius Library | St Aloysius Library | 11/28/2014 | 338.9009 EASE | D05287 | 12/28/2022 | 12/28/2022 | Donated Books | Donated by V. T. Rajshekar |
