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The classic narrative of economic development - poor countries are caught in poverty traps, out of which they need a … scarce. Poverty traps in the sense of zero growth for low income countries are rejected by the data in most time periods …
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The classic narrative of economic development - poor countries are caught in poverty traps, out of which they need a … scarce. Poverty traps in the sense of zero growth for low income countries are rejected by the data in most time periods …
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poverty traps, a notion that was widely current in the 1950s. This idea, most actively promoted by economist Jeffrey Sachs … developing countries are caught in a poverty trap that requires a big push of aid and investment in order to reach a take-off to … do not support the view that poverty traps of zero growth or takeoffs are a widespread occurrence among low …
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Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preface to the Paperback Edition -- Prologue: The Quest -- I - Why Growth Matters -- 1 - To Help the Poor -- Intermezzo: In Search of a River -- II - Panaceas That Failed -- 2 - Aid for Investment -- Intermezzo: Parmila -- 3 - Solow's Surprise: Investment...
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Over the last century, global poverty has largely been viewed as a technical problem that merely requires the right …
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The new growth literature, using both endogenous growth and neoclassical models, has generated strong claims for the effect of national policies on economic growth. Empirical work on policies and growth has tended to confirm these claims. This paper casts doubt on this claim for strong effects...
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