Development in Hindsight: The Economics of Common Sense

by Peter de Haan

Overview

* Highly readable book on how to fight poverty

Development in Hindsight gives insight into major development issues, such as the contribution of aid to the economic growth of developing countries and the effect of globalization on the fight against poverty. It also considers the role of the state and the market in development and the institutional dimension of economic growth. All this in an up-to-date, highly readable, and entertaining manner. It is a must for students, development practitioners and for those interested in the development challenges of developing countries, especially in their fight against poverty.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789068322644
Publisher:	KIT (Koninklijk Instituut voor de Tropen)
Publication date:	12/28/2006
Pages:	183
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Peter de Haan is a development economist. He started his career with UNDP’s Regional Programme for the Pacific and is currently employed at the Dutch embassy in La Paz as Senior Governance Specialist. The author has worked in many developing and transition countries in Asia, Latin America, Africa and Eastern Europe.

Table of Contents

Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; PART I: ESSAYS: Does Development Assistance Promote Growth?; Globalization Growth and Poverty; State and Market in Development; The Institutional Dimension of Economic Growth; The Evolution of Development Economics; PART II: ARTICLES: Nine Recipes for Successful Economic Development;An Economic Think-Tank for Boliva; Will World Poverty be Halved by 2015?; Can the United States Win the War on Drugs in its Backyard?; What…..if?; Two Millenniums of Economic Development and How Latin America fared; Notes.

Editorial Reviews

In Development in Hindsight, economist Peter de Haan explores the contribution of aid to the economic growth of developing countries and the effect of globalization on the fight against poverty. He also considers the role of the state and the market in development and the institutional dimension of economic growth. Topics include economic development in Latin America and prospectst for reducing world poverty by 2015.

From the Publisher

In Development in Hindsight, economist Peter de Haan explores the contribution of aid to the economic growth of developing countries and the effect of globalization on the fight against poverty. He also considers the role of the state and the market in development and the institutional dimension of economic growth. Topics include economic development in Latin America and prospectst for reducing world poverty by 2015.

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