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The time-travelling economist : why education, electricity and fertility are key to escaping poverty / Charlie Robertson.

9783030975975 (electronic bk.)
3030975975 (electronic bk.)
9783030975968
3030975967

Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, 2022.

English

1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations (black and white).

10.1007/978-3-030-97597-5 doi

HD82

338.90091724

This insightful and original book explores the key issues that countries in Africa and South Asia need to address in order to escape poverty. Challenging traditional assumptions about the worlds poorest countries, the top priorities to address are identified as adult literacy, electricity for manufacturing, and the consequence of the relationship between fertility and savings. These suggestions are placed within a historical perspective, placing discussions on modern day Africa and South Asia alongside the development of East Asia, Europe, and the Americas in previous generations and centuries. The Time-Travelling Economist aims to move conversations about development beyond the resource curse or private sector failings, with a fresh focus on the policies that governments can embark on independently and affordably that will transform their future. It will be of interest to anyone interested in the future of the worlds low income countries.

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