TY  - BOOK
AU  - Dercon,Stefan
TI  - Gambling on development: why some countries win and others lose 
SN  - 9781787385627
AV  - HC59.72.E44 D4 2022
U1  - 338.90091724 23
PY  - 2022///
CY  - London
PB  - Hurst & Company
KW  - Economic development
KW  - Developing countries
KW  - Economic conditions
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Specialized
N2  - In the last thirty years, the developing world has undergone tremendous changes. Overall, poverty has fallen, people live longer and healthier lives, and economies have been transformed. And yet many countries have simply missed the boat. Why have some countries prospered, while others have failed? Stefan Dercon argues that the answer lies not in a specific set of policies, but rather in a key 'development bargain', whereby a country's elites shift from protecting their own positions to gambling on a growth-based future
ER  -