An elegant insightful and extremely effective textbook on developmenteconomics. It combines astute theoretical reasoning with a firm grip onempirical circumstan... » 

An elegant insightful and extremely effective textbook on developmenteconomics. It combines astute theoretical reasoning with a firm grip onempirical circumstances including institutional possibilities and limitations.There is real originality here without sacrificing usefulness andaccessibility.Amartya Sen Winner of the 1998 Nobel Prize for EconomicsHarvard University «