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Development as Freedom
Amartya SenDefines development as expanding people's real freedoms and capabilities, not only raising national income, and argues this shapes how growth and famine should be judged.
Poor Economics
Esther DufloUses field evidence from many countries to examine everyday decisions of poor households about food, health, schooling and credit, and what interventions have measurably helped.
Why Nations Fail
James A. RobinsonArgues that inclusive political and economic institutions explain long-run differences in prosperity between countries, using historical cases from several continents.
The White Man's Burden
William Russell EasterlyA sharp critique of large-scale aid and top-down planning, arguing that incentives, accountability and local conditions are often ignored in aid programs.
The Great Escape
Angus DeatonTraces how people have escaped poverty and early death over the last few centuries and questions whether aid has played the role often claimed for it.
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More development economics books
- The Theory of Economic Growth
The Theory of Economic GrowthW. Arthur Lewis - The Stages of Economic Growth
The Stages of Economic GrowthWalt Whitman Rostow - The Strategy of Economic Development
The Strategy of Economic DevelopmentAlbert Otto Hirschman - Asian Drama
Asian DramaGunnar Myrdal - Woman's Role in Economic Development
Woman's Role in Economic DevelopmentEster Boserup - The End of Poverty
The End of PovertyJeffrey Sachs - The Bottom Billion
The Bottom BillionPaul Collier - One Economics, Many Recipes
One Economics, Many RecipesDani Rodrik - Kicking Away the Ladder
Kicking Away the LadderHa-Joon Chang - The Mystery of Capital
The Mystery of CapitalHernando De Soto - Economics
EconomicsRichard G. Lipsey1966 - Thinking in systems
Thinking in systemsDonella H. Meadows2008