Deals and development : : the political dynamics of growth episodes / / Lant Pritchett, Kunal Sen, and Eric Werker.

• TeilnehmendeR: Pritchett, Lant,; Sen, Kunal, 1961-; Werker, Eric,
• Place / Publishing House: Oxford : : Oxford University Press,, 2017.
• Year of Publication: 2017
• Edition: First edition.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource :; illustrations (black and white)
• Notes: This edition previously issued in print: 2017.

When are developing countries able to initiate periods of rapid growth and why have so few been able to sustain growth over decades? This work provides a novel conceptual framework built from a political economy of business-government relations and applies it to nine countries across Africa and Asia, drawing actionable policy recommendations.

Table of Contents

Deals and development : an introduction to the conceptual framework / Lant Pritchett, Kunal Sen, and Eric Werker -- Deals and development in a resource-dependent, fragile state : the political economy of growth in Liberia, 1960-2014 / Eric Werker and Lant Pritchett -- Powerbrokers and patronage : why Malawi has failed to structurally transform and deliver inclusive growth / Jonathan Said and Khwima Singini -- Navigating the deals world : the politics of economic growth in Bangladesh / Mirza Hassan and Selim Raihan -- Not minding the gap : unbalanced growth and the hybrid political settlement in Cambodia / Tim Kelsall and Seiha Heng -- Political settlements and structural change : why growth has not been transformational in Ghana / Robert Darko Osei, Charles Ackah, George Domfe, and Michael Danquah -- Dominance and deals in Africa : how politics shapes Uganda's transition from growth to transformation / Badru Bukenya and Sam Hickey -- The disorder of "miracle growth" in Rwanda : understanding the limitations of transitions to open ordered development / Pritish Behuria and Tom Goodfellow -- The stroll, the trot, and the sprint of the elephant : understanding Indian growth episodes / Kunal Sen, Sabyaschi Kar, and Jagadish Prasad Sahu -- The politics of structural (de)transformation : the unravelling of Malaysia and Thailand's dualistic deals strategies / Kunal Sen and Matthew Tyce -- Searching for a "recipe" for episodic development / Lant Pritchett, Kunal Sen, and Eric Werker.