Easterly, William Russell,  1957- <br/><br/>
The elusive quest for growth :  economists' adventures and misadventures in the tropics / 
William Easterly. 
 - xiii, 342 páginas :  ilustraciones, gráficas ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/>Incluye referencias bibliográficas (páginas 313-333) e índice. 
<br/><br/>I Why growth matters: 1. To help the poor -- II Panaceas that failed: 2 Aid for investment ; 3 Solow’s surprise: investment is not the key to growth ; 4 Educated for what? ; 5 Cash for condoms? ; 6 The loans that were, the growth that wasn’t ; 7 Forgive us our debts – III People respond to incentives: 8 Tales of increasing returns: leaks, matches, and traps ; 9 Creative destruction: the power of technology ; 10 Under an evil star ; 11 Governments can kill growth ; 12 Corruption and growth ; 13 Polarized peoples ; 14 Conclusion: the view from Lahore. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>026205065X 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Pobreza--Países en desarrollo<br/>Pobres--Países en Desarrollo<br/>Desarrollo económico--Países en Desarrollo<br/>Crédito--Países en Desarrollo
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Países en desarrollo--Política económica
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>338.9  / E17e