Beating the Odds : : Jump-Starting Developing Countries /

Beating the Odds : : Jump-Starting Developing Countries / / Justin Yifu Lin, Célestin Monga.

How poor countries can ignite economic growth without waiting for global action or the creation of ideal local conditionsContrary to conventional wisdom, countries that ignite a process of rapid economic growth almost always do so while lacking what experts say are the essential preconditions for de...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press Complete eBook-Package 2017
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Lin, Justin Yifu,
Monga, Célestin,
Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2017]
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Year of Publication:2017
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (384 p.) :; 1 halftone. 22 line illus. 18 tables.
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: The Art of Engineering Prosperity in Unlikely Places
  • 1. The Tyranny of Litanies
  • 2. Unpleasant Truths about Institutional and Financial Development
  • 3. The Economics of Chance: Policy Prescriptions as Laundry Lists
  • 4. The Mechanics of Failure and the Secrets of Success
  • 5. Ambitious Pragmatism: First- Order Economic Principles
  • 6. The Art of Performing Economic Miracles: Implementation Guidelines
  • 7. Reaping the Dividends of Globalization: A Winning Road Map
  • Conclusion: Making the Most of Existing Circumstances
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index

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