the World," is an idiosyncratic stocktaking of the trajectory of economics from Adam Smith to contemporary times, with … special attention to the rise of development economics. Given the challenges faced by the global economy in recent times, and … especially since 2008, it is time for a serious evaluation of economics for policy making. The paper comments on some potential …

related to gender equality, it is smaller where there isless emphasis on personal networks (better rule of law, lower trade …

greater world, today, networks of information and communication technologies (ICTs) enmesh the globe and represent a …The livelihoods of the world's poor rise and fall with the fate of agriculture. Enhancing the ability of smallholders … to connect with the knowledge, networks, and institutions necessary to improve their productivity, food security, and …

-quarters of the people in the world now live in middle-income economies, but economists have yet to provide a reliable theory of …