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Beating the Odds: Jump-Starting Developing Countries
Justin Yifu Lin
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Hardback. Num Pages: 392 pages, 1 halftone. 22 line illus. 19 tables. BIC Classification: KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
How poor countries can ignite economic growth without waiting for global action or the creation of ideal local conditions Contrary 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 development, such as good infrastructure and institutions. In Beating the Odds, two of the world's leading development economists begin with this paradox to explain what is wrong with mainstream development thinking--and to offer a practical blueprint for moving poor countries out of the low-income trap regardless of their circumstances. Justin Yifu Lin, ... Read more
How poor countries can ignite economic growth without waiting for global action or the creation of ideal local conditions Contrary 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 development, such as good infrastructure and institutions. In Beating the Odds, two of the world's leading development economists begin with this paradox to explain what is wrong with mainstream development thinking--and to offer a practical blueprint for moving poor countries out of the low-income trap regardless of their circumstances. Justin Yifu Lin, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
1g
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691176055
SKU
V9780691176055
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About Justin Yifu Lin
Justin Yifu Lin, former senior vice president and chief economist of the World Bank, is director of the Center for New Structural Economics and dean of the Institute of South-South Cooperation and Development at Peking University. His books include The Quest for Prosperity: How Developing Countries Can Take Off (Princeton). Celestin Monga is vice president and chief economist of the ... Read more
Reviews for Beating the Odds: Jump-Starting Developing Countries
Lin . . . and Monga . . . bring to bear their considerable scholarly credentials and practical know-how in this iconoclastic treatment of economics development in poor countries.
Foreign Affairs Justin Yifu Lin and C lestin Monga draw on long experience and insightful analysis to show how successful economic development depends, first and foremost, on a pragmatic assessment ... Read more
Foreign Affairs Justin Yifu Lin and C lestin Monga draw on long experience and insightful analysis to show how successful economic development depends, first and foremost, on a pragmatic assessment ... Read more