Gambling on Development Dercon Stefan
Gambling on Development Dercon Stefan In the last thirty years, the developing world has undergone tremendous changes. And yet many countries have simply missed the boat. Overall, poverty has fallen,…
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Gambling on Development Dercon Stefan
In the last thirty years, the developing world has undergone tremendous changes. And yet many countries have simply missed the boat. Overall, poverty has fallen, people live longer and healthier lives, and economies have been transformed.
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. Why have some countries prospered, while others have failed? Despite the imperfections of such bargains, China is among the most striking recent success stories, along with Indonesia and more unlikely places, such as Bangladesh, Ghana and Ethiopia.
Gambling on Development is about these winning efforts, in contrast to countries stuck in elite bargains leading nowhere. Building on three decades' experience across