TY - BOOK AU - Lin,Justin Yifu AU - Monga,Célestin TI - Beating the odds: jump-starting developing countries SN - 9780691176055 (hardcover : alk. paper) AV - HC59.7 .L41858 2017 U1 - 338.90091724 23 PY - 2017/// CY - New Jersey : PB - Princeton University Press KW - Economic development KW - Developing countries KW - Economic policy KW - Economic conditions N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; TOC; 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; Economics; BA UR - https://www.worldcat.org/title/beating-the-odds-jump-starting-developing-countries/oclc/975834566&referer=brief_results ER -