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Tables of Contents for The Elusive Quest for Growth
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Acknowledgements
ix
Preface to the Paperback Edition
x
Prologue: The Quest
xi
I Why Growth Matters
1
20
To Help the Poor
5
16
Intermezzo: In Search of a River
16
5
II Panaceas That Failed
21
120
Aid for Investment
25
22
Intermezzo: Parmila
45
2
Solow's Surprise: Investment Is Not the Key to Growth
47
24
Intermezzo: Dry Cornstalks
70
1
Educated for What?
71
16
Intermezzo: Without a Refuge
85
2
Cash for Condoms?
87
14
Intermezzo: Tomb Paintings
99
2
The Loans That Were, the Growth That Wasn't
101
22
Intermezzo: Roumeen's Story
121
2
Forgive Us Our Debts
123
18
Intermezzo: Cardboard House
138
3
III People Respond to Incentives
141
152
Tales of Increasing Returns: Leaks, Matches, and Traps
145
26
Intermezzo: War and Memory
170
1
Creative Destruction: The Power of Technology
171
24
Intermezzo: Accident in Jamaica
193
2
Under an Evil Star
195
22
Intermezzo: Favela Life
215
2
Governments Can Kill Growth
217
24
Intermezzo: Florence and Veronica
240
1
Corruption and Growth
241
14
Intermezzo: Discrimination in Palanpur
253
2
Polarized Peoples
255
30
Intermezzo: Violent for Centuries
282
3
Conclusion: The View from Lahore
285
8
Notes
293
20
References and Further Reading
313
22
Index
335