… developed by international standards. Not only do they fall behind advanced economies in
… as to why economic development in the region proved to be elusive. One explanation is that …

William Easterly's superb book draws on what we have learned from almost two decades of
cross-country growth comparisons, providing a critical synthesis of the current state of …

… The economists became more inclined to recognize 'social obstacles' to economic development,
at least as excuses for frustrated economic development plans and lagging dynamism, …

… technology import, with all of its potential self-enforcing effects, is the reason why openness,
at least in some sectors, is a necessary prerequisite for successful economic development. …

… Despite the primacy of material conditions (economy) over the … extrovert economies (as all
colonial capitalist economies were) … quest for the ever elusive goal of economic development. …

… advocated by Houngnikpo in his book Africa 's Elusive Quest for Development , which
emphasized that a reversal of the political, economic, and social plight of Africa lies in better …

… elaboration of norms for economic development of the Third World, shaped by the kind of
economic thinking described above, and symbo lized by the first Development Decade. Interest …

… 3), the problem of economic development is at one level "simply the problem of accounting
… on economic development have focused on how technical progress responds to economic …

… in what order to work out a given development model? The numerous failures observed in
… of economic development policies raise questions about the attributes of the development …

… growth, market failures are pervasive, and the dynamics of the economy are not mechanical.
Modern economic development is influenced more by biological than physical models. It …