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Beating the odds :

Lin, Justin Yifu, 1952-

Beating the odds : jump-starting developing countries / Justin Yifu Lin and Celestin Monga. - New Jersey : Princeton University Press, c2017. - viii, 393 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: the art of engineering prosperity in unlikely places -- The tyranny of litanies -- Unpleasant truths about institutional and financial development -- The economics of chance: policy prescriptions as laundry lists -- The mechanics of failure and the secrets of success -- Ambitious pragmatism: first-order economic principles -- The art of performing economic miracles: implementation guidelines -- Reaping the dividends of globalization: a winning road map -- Conclusion: making the most of existing circumstances. TOC



9780691176055 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0691176051

2016057289


Economic development--Developing countries.


Developing countries--Economic policy.
Developing countries--Economic conditions.

HC59.7 / .L41858 2017

338.90091724 / LIB 2017