Gambling on Development: Why Some Countries Win and Others Lose

by Stefan Dercon

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1787385620
• ISBN13: 9781787385627
• Release Date: August 2022
• Publisher: Hurst & Co.
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 5.5" x 8.0"