{"product_id":"beating-the-odds-jump-starting-developing-countries-paperback","title":"Beating the Odds: Jump-Starting Developing Countries - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJustin Yifu Lin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCélestin Monga\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow poor countries can ignite economic growth without waiting for global action or the creation of ideal local conditions\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCountries that ignite a process of rapid economic growth almost always do so while lacking what experts say are the essential preconditions for development, such as good infrastructure and institutions. In \u003ci\u003eBeating the Odds\u003c\/i\u003e, two of the world's leading development economists begin with this paradox to explain what is wrong with mainstream development thinking--and to offer a practical blueprint for moving poor countries out of the low-income trap regardless of their circumstances.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This powerful book brings encouraging news to developing countries. A nation does not have to be developed to achieve economic growth: Witness Israel's cultivation of the Negev Desert and Mali's vibrant mango industry. History gives striking examples of take off into sustained growth with little education and not much infrastructure either.\"\u003cb\u003e--Edmund Phelps, Nobel Laureate in Economics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJustin Yifu Lin, \u003c\/b\u003e former senior vice president and chief economist of the World Bank, is director of the Center for New Structural Economics and dean of the Institute of South-South Cooperation and Development at Peking University. \u003cb\u003eCélestin Monga\u003c\/b\u003e is vice president and chief economist of the African Development Bank and visiting professor of economics at University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and Peking University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.7 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 27, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756989415712,"sku":"9780691192338","price":38.81,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/8f5e4781128b2923e03b9bb2d7484283.webp?v=1780091050","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/beating-the-odds-jump-starting-developing-countries-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}