Public Capital, Growth and Welfare : : Analytical Foundations for Public Policy / / Pierre-Richard Agénor.

In the past three decades, developing countries have made significant economic and social progress, from improved infant mortality rates to higher life expectancy. Yet, 1.3 billion people continue to live in extreme poverty in the developing world, leading policymakers to place a renewed emphasis on...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
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Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2012]
©2013
Year of Publication:2012
Edition:Core Textbook
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (264 p.) :; 20 line illus.
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction and Overview
  • 1. Basic Channels
  • 2. Public Capital and Education
  • 3. Public Capital and Health
  • 4. Public Capital and Innovation
  • 5. Public Capital and Women's Time Allocation
  • 6. Public Capital and Poverty Traps
  • 7. Research Perspectives
  • Lessons for Public Policy
  • References
  • Index